Coalition Against Gambling Expansion in CT - CAGE

07/30/2021

The Baltimore Sun examines the effectiveness of self-exclusion.

A record number of self-banned gamblers have been slipping into Maryland's casinos during the coronavirus pandemic, risking arrest and having their winnings stripped, according to state and criminal records.

07/17/2021

The view from Europe

Gambling companies act like drug dealers in their ‘aggressive’ attempts to entice people into...

07/14/2021

Lawmakers approved two laws in this session that hurt public health: Online gambling and the legalization of recreational ma*****na. Both actions will expand the reach of ma*****na and gambling, and in doing so, reach deeper into vulnerable populations and expand the overall numbers of people who suffer from either ma*****na or gambling addiction and in some cases probably both.

The lawmakers who passed this bill into law knew full well that on-line gambling would cause people to become addicted to it and they knew people would go bankrupt. So did that keep them from passing the bill?

03/06/2021

Yale opposes betting on intercollegiate sports:

"The legalization of collegiate sports betting in any form would change the character of collegiate competition and present serious risks to the integrity of athletic events."

03/04/2021

Stop Predatory Gambling, a national group, says "state-sanctioned gambling represents a form of systemic racial discrimination if not by intent then certainly by effect."
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/PSdata/Tmy/2021SB-00146-R000302-Bernal,%20Les,%20National%20Director-Stop%20Predatory%20Gambling-Con-TMY.PDF

03/03/2021

Story takeaway:

On the same day the State Legislature was hearing testimony on gambling, including from opponents, Gov. Lamont announced a gambling deal. But the announcement may have been premature, said one lawmaker.

The CT Lottery, Mohegan Sun and, presumably, Foxwoods Resort casinos could offer sports betting and online gambling.

03/03/2021

1. Connecticut citizens have lost more than $25 billion.
2. Almost one out of three Connecticut Citizens have $0 in savings.
3. Gambling is mathematically rigged against you.
4. In 2009, the state sponsored study found that there was a 400% increase in arrests for embezzlement in Connecticut
since the casinos arrived, an increase of ten times the national average.
5. Casinos make people poorer.

From the testimony of Michele Mudrick, Legislative Advocate
Southern New England Conference United Church of Christ and Executive Director of The Coalition Against Casino Expansion in Connecticut (CACE)

02/27/2021

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/48181/ct-sports-betting-budget-2021/

Gov. Ned Lamont has filed a bill to expand state tribal gaming compacts to include CT sports betting and online casino.

02/27/2021

Connecticut lawmakers are holding public hearings on bills to legalize online gambling and build a casino in Bridgeport. The Public Safety and Security Committee is holding the hearing on Tuesday. Please email written before Tuesday at 9 a.m. to [email protected]

The two key bills are up for consideration:

Senate Bill 146: An Act Authorizing Sports Wagering, Online Casino Gambling, Online Lottery, and Online Keno.

This bill allows the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe to conduct online sports wagering and online casino gambling. It also enables the Connecticut Lottery to sell lottery tickets online as well as run Keno games online.

Senate Bill 570: An Act Authorizing a Tribal Resort-Casino in Bridgeport, Sports Wagering, Internet Gaming, and Internet Lottery. This bill will authorize a casino in Bridgeport.

In your testimony:

Please address your testimony to Rep. Horn, Senator Bradley, and Members of the Public Safety and Security Committee.

Include your name and address in the testimony.

Include the bill numbers and names in your testimony ( mentioned above) and write that you oppose both bills and why.

If possible, please email it in by Tuesday, March 2 at 9 am If you can’t get it in by then, please get it in as soon as you can.

04/23/2020

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) says she wants to reopen the city's casinos, restaurants and entertainment venues for business so people can get back to work. CNN's Anderson Cooper asks her if that's safe given the data about the Covid-19 pandemic.