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Kathleen meets Emily

Check out the interview with Emily Rooney, February 9, 2010.

Click at a 12:00 minutes into the recording and ends at 21:05.

When casinos win, communities lose

When casinos win, communities lose. If a 10 percent decline in net Lottery revenue projected by casino opponents occurred, municipalities would see a loss in state aid of up to $100 million, the state's Lottery director Mark Cavanagh announced at a forum on Beacon Hill. A range of net losses have been projected if slots/casinos are legalized including a 10 percent figure which he called, "drastic." I think we acknowledge that there will be a deterrent effect to our sales. And the concern is, from a macro perspective that if our sales go down, money to cities and towns will go down." USS Mass declares slots/casinos a “some-thing-for-nothing scheme” that will harm already depleted town and city budgets and the services taxpayers need.

United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts

Dear friends,

I would like to invite you to visit the website www.uss-mass.org launched earlier this month by an all volunteer committee of concerned citizens and taxpayers, collaborating with statewide organizations from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to stop the legalization of predatory gambling and slots in Massachusetts.

Please sign up to support the work we are doing to defeat the wrong-headed proposals to legalize predatory gambling and slots in Massachusetts. Your comments, suggestions and donations are welcome!

Sincerely,


Kathleen


United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts
PO Box 376
Palmer, MA 01069
ussmass@gmail.com
www.uss-mass.org