Casino-Free Philadelphia's mission is to stop casinos from coming to Philadelphia and close any that open. The social and economic costs of predatory gambling are plainly apparent from an industry reliant on addiction to survive.
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Developer Bart Blatstein will be at community mtg Thurs about proposed North Broad casino http://t.co/Fn7QRMSe Join us #Philly!48 weeks 3 days ago
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Join @CasinoFreePhila tomorrow night for a happy hour & tonight for a reading from Daniel Hunter's upcoming book! Info: http://t.co/rFnPJrEX1 year 1 week ago
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Join Casino-Free Philly & Paul Boni in supporting @SPGambling, a nat'l nonprofit fighting predatory gambling! More: http://t.co/OFJSwLTD1 year 2 weeks ago
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Join us next Friday, May 11, for a Casino-Free happy hour at @philly_a_space! More info: http://t.co/k8jQGkuT Facebook: http://t.co/wf7GOTm31 year 2 weeks ago
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Hey casino-free activists. We want to say, THANKS! (And come by the A-Space in West Philly Sat eve.) http://t.co/ZLrgKyyL1 year 4 weeks ago
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Also see article from @iphillychitchat: http://t.co/kPwKEgOQ RT @j_linq Blatstein proposes casino on north broad1 year 5 weeks ago
Guess who's honoring the work of Casino-Free Philadelphia?
Earlier this year, a network of national organizations developed an ambitious training project to teach people about nonviolent direct action, called 99% Spring.
Loosely connected with the Occupy movement, they trained more than 45,000 people. So when they decided to send out a single pre-training article about direct action to all the participants, they sent an abridged version of Casino-Free Philly's direct action training manual.
Download the complete Casino-Free Philadelphia direct action training manual! (PDF, 1.2MB)
Our Current Campaign
SugarHouse casino, as well as most other casinos in the country, offer their customers unlimited lines of credit, which can only be used to gamble at the casino. There is no interest on the line of credit, and it must be paid back in 30 days.Recent Press Releases
As Bart Blatstein throws his “lavish launch party,” others, especially those who have to live next to the proposed casino, have been talking about how to stop it. So, on November 12th, Casino-Free Philadelphia will host a meeting, along with the national organization Stop Predatory Gambling, to discuss casino development in Philadelphia.
Earlier today, July 11th, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced a call for applications for a second casino license in Philadelphia.
Nearly one year after SugarHouse casino opened, a briefing released by Casino-Free Philadelphia shows the costs to city residents in financial loss, personal indebtedness, and crime outweigh the benefits by 10 to 1.
"The numbers show a clear loss for Philadelphia and its residents," said Kaytee Riek, director of Casino-Free Philadelphia. "SugarHouse has done nothing more than siphon money out of the city to send to Chicago investors, and left Philly residents and the city to clean up the mess," Riek said.
As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Casino-Free Philadelphia has stylish t-shirts available, pictured at left. Purchase your t-shirt today!
Recent Press Coverage
- February 13, 2013 Six would-be Philadelphia casino operators make their pitches - Philadelphia Inquirer
- February 12, 2013 Six groups make pitch for second casino license in Philadelphia - CBS 3 Philly
- February 12, 2013 PGCB hearing on second license - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Blatstein promises Callowhill a well-off clientele at proposed casino complex - Plan Philly
- 10/24/12 - Blatstein unveils plan for casino on North Broad - The Philadelphia Inquirer