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Gaming the Poor
In a referendum in November, voters approved as many as seven new casinos to join New York State's existing nine gambling facilities. And New York is hardly alone. In recent years, 23 other states have legalized and licensed commercial (as opposed to Native American) gambling facilities. In the casi...
Saratoga businesses not warming up to a new casino
Debating New York's Gambling Ballot Question
The most high-profile question on Tuesday's New York ballot would amend the constitution to allow for full-fledged casino gaming in up to seven locations throughout the state. David Blankenhorn, founder and president of the Institute for American Values, opposes the measure. Keith L.T. Wright, New Y...
Casinos: New York's Bleak New Senior Center?
Casino ads paint a picture of silver-haired couples nestled at slot machines, cheering for one another, but even a cursory, midweek, midday visit to a casino exposes a much starker picture. On recent visits to Empire Casino and Resorts World Casino, I met isolated seniors tethered to slot machines f...
Racino to Casino: A Bad Idea?
But the Institute for American Values believes otherwise. The New York city-based non-partisan think-tank has released THREE reports warning that casinos will ultimately be bad for the state. David Blakenhorn authored "A Casino Land Report." He says Cuomo is proposing regressive public policy. Paul...
A Quick Guide to Casino Expansion in New York
[Paul] Davies is the perfect guide for New Yorkers who want to better understand why New Yorkers are being asked to vote on Nov. 5 on whether they want to legalize casinos and why this is a public policy issue that will impact every resident whether they gamble or not. Davies follows the money trail...
Casino debate tackles issues
The two didn't argue much, and in fact agreed more and more as the evening wore on. Blankenhorn, who has become one of the most vocal opponents of the proposed amendment, said, as he often has, that casino gambling is a losing hand when it comes to economic development, good jobs, tourism and social...
The casino Cuomo
An anti-gambling warrior digs in against NY casino expansion
One of Blankenhorn's core arguments is that casinos draw most of their income from problem gamblers, resulting in a regressive tax that falls heavily on lower-class and elderly patrons... Blankenhorn knows he will likely lose this fight in his own backyard, but he has his eye on the bigger picture. ...
David Blankenhorn Talks Opposition to Casinos Full Interview
The leader of a non-partisan think-tank devoted to studying and strengthening civil society is speaking out against legalizing casinos in New York. David Blankenhorn is President of the Institute for American Values. He opposes passage of Proposition 1 on the November 5th ballot that would amend the...
Opposition to Casino Proposal
The leader of a non-partisan think-tank devoted to studying and strengthening civil society is speaking out against legalizing casinos in New York. David Blankenhorn is President of the Institute for American Values. He opposes passage of Proposition 1 on the November 5th ballot that would amend the...
Residents Discuss Pros and Cons of Proposition One
Should an amendment be made to the state constitution to bring state-run casinos into New York? That was the topic of a forum at Asbury First United Methodist Church on Monday night... "Because it doesn't produce any goods or services right. Casinos don't make anything. Casinos are kind of an steril...
New York casino debate: Who's on which side?
Be Our Guest: A vote to legalize commercial casinos is a losing bet
Lawmakers talk a good game about casinos as "destination resorts," but that defies the reality at Resorts World. Gamblers get there mainly by bus, subway or car and then go home. The Resorts World business model depends on locals coming again and again. Some come for fun, but studies show up to 60% ...
Cuomo's push to legalize casinos in N.Y. has been dishonest
There have been no detailed studies released about how many casinos the state could support or even where they should be built. The public has not seen an analysis of the costs and benefits of legalizing casinos. No one has even examined whether it is a good public policy for the state to fund its b...
Growing Movement Against Casinos
But protests are growing louder from many quarters, including from the Institute for American Values in New York City. David Blankenhorn is a founder of the Institute and last week he released a remarkable report titled – Why Sponsoring Casinos is a Regressive Policy Unworthy of a Great St...
No to More Casinos in New York State
'It's all nonsense': A forum on casino expansion gets emotional
Anti-casino activist David Blankenhorn thinks the gambling industry is engaged in "a sterile predatory activity that only takes money from people without giving them ... anything of value in return," and he said as much this afternoon during a panel discussion at the Yale Club ... "The studies overw...