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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Rain or shine, we'll stand against predatory gambling at SugarHouse casino in Philly tomorrow. Join us: http://j.mp/qV0fR219 weeks 14 hours ago
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REPORT: SugarHouse Year One: Philadelphia bets, Philadelphia loses (pls RT!) http://t.co/tlaENbzg #philly #casinos19 weeks 3 days ago
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271 days after their license was revoked, Foxwoods is in court. Help us fight SugarHouse & all other Philly casinos! http://j.mp/oLdn8e20 weeks 2 days ago
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Recent Press Releases
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.
Casino-Free Philadelphia will not testify at the House Gaming Oversight Committee's hearing on House Bill 65 held today at City Hall, and has initiated a petition by residents opposing any new casinos in Philadelphia.
A group of concerned citizens organized by Casino-Free Philadelphia will visit SugarHouse casino Thursday at 5:30 PM to ask Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board representatives and casino management to respond to issues raised by CBS's "60 Minutes" episode on gambling that aired on Sunday, Jan. 9.
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 13, 5:30 PM
WHERE: SugarHouse Casino, 1001 N. Delaware Avenue
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Recent Press Coverage
- 12/14/11 - Foxwoods files appeal to Pa. high court to save casino project - The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 11/11/11 - State court upholds yanking of S. Philly casino license - Philadelphia Daily News
- 10/12/11 - Opinion: Gambling money I don't need - philly.com
- 09/26/11 - Inquirer Editorial: Don't need another casino - The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 09/25/11- From Pennsylvania, a cautionary tale of casino profits trailed by corruption - The Boston Globe






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.