| Gambling: What the experts are saying!
In 2006, Frank Fahrenkopf was President and CEO for the American Gaming Association, and thus stood as the leading national spokesman for commercial casinos.
But would Fahrenkopf want one of his products in his own home town? Here’s his comment:
"People have the right to go to the ballot box and determine what they want the quality of life to be in their own area. Now if someone were to come along and tell me that they were going to put a casino in McLean, Virginia, where I live, I would probably work very, very hard against it. I just don’t -- what’s the old saying, ‘NIMBY, not in my back yard?’ Now I may be in favor of gaming, but I just don’t want it located in a particular area." AGA CEO Frank Fahrenkopf in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2006
Mr. Fahrenkopf knows that gambling…
Lowers quality of life, Causes addiction,
Contributes to divorce, Increases crime,
Cannibalizes jobs, Increases bankruptcy,
Corrupts politics, Damages the economy,
Increases suicides.
If Frank would not want these in his home town, why
would we?  |