Key Documents

You Pay Even If You Don’t Play (net loss of $52 million per year for Philadelphia) PICA Report of city's 5-year budget (estimated cost to city of casinos: $200 million/year) Walstreet Journal article: Bad Odds (economics do not add up for cities) Economic Impact of the Foxwoods Casino: Temple Professor Fred Murphy's independent study on the impacts Philadelphia Magazine: Gaming The System (story of insider politics that brought casinos)
Dr. Goodman Testifies (national leading casino expert testifies on harms of Philly casinos) Why Vote Yes: two-page rationale for opposing casinos in neighborhoods Poll Data: 79% support the 1,500-foot buffer CasiNO Poster: suitable for download and printing No Casino Here Poster: suitable for download and printing
Nutter's Campaign Promises on Casinos CFP's Direct Action Training Manual