Gambling
Legalized gambling is one of the fastest growing markets in the United States. In 2006, the gross revenues from all forms of gambling totaled nearly $91 billion - more money than Americans spent on movie tickets, theme parks, spectator sports and videogames combined!Gambling has attained unprecedented levels of acceptance, glamorzation, and popularity in the United States. Once confined to the remote desert region of Nevada, gambling, in one form or another, is now legal in 48 of the 50 states. Utah and Hawaii remain the only exceptions. Citizens throughout the United States are beginning to see the trail of devastation gambling leaves in its wake. This site is designed to inform, educate and equip citizens to defend their families by effectively fighting gambling expansion in their states and in our nation.
Gambling Research
Research, testimonies and articles from the experts – a clearinghouse of information
Read Focus on the Family's position statement on gambling.
Dr. Dobson's Newsletter: January 1999, "Gambling Fever"
Dr. Dobson's Newsletter: April 1999, "Gambling's Dirty Little Secrets"
Dr. Dobson's Newsletter: July 1999, "Going for Broke" (Dr. James Dobson's Final Report from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission)
Features
2008 Ballot: Gambling Measures
View Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Ohio and Massachusetts gambling measures on 2008 state ballots.
A Legacy of Luck
Robyn Page, writing for Vision Journal, provides a relevant concerns about gambling addiction's impact on families and states.
Gambling Is Not Child's Play
Millions of grade-school kids have become hooked on gambling. How are you protecting your children?
Internet Gambling Take Action
Millions of families use the Internet. Don't let online gambling use and exploit your family.
March Madness: Better Without Bets
Athletes, universities and businesses pay too high a price gambling on March Madness.
Tribal Off-Reservation Gambling
Tribal off-reservation gambling is an increasing concern in the United States. Learn more and take action.
Quick Facts
What Payoff Can You Expect From Gambling? (PDF tri-fold handout to print)
Print double-sided on legal paper (8.5 x 14).
Childhood and Adolescent Gambling
Gambling Accessibility, Availability & Addiction
Gambling Research Library
Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) and Electronic Gambling Devices
FAQs
Why worry about CO Amend 50?
Colorado voters passed Amendment 50 with a 58-percent vote. Now Colorado casinos will expand gambling to 24 hours, increase limited stakes bets from $5 to $100, add roulette and craps, give more control over expansion to gambling towns and lower maximum gambling taxes from 40 percent to 20 percent. This is a good deal for casinos, and a bad bet for Colorado citizens. But the public is only hears about "funding education." Colorado could have raised the taxes on gambling WITHOUT expanding gambling, but Colorado voters were duped.
Frequently Asked Questions: Gambling in the United States
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