RALLY TO STOP SLOTS PRINCE GEORGE’S
The Prince George’s County Council will convene today to vote on CB-49, a bill to ban slot machine gambling in the county. Because of the extraordinary politics surrounding gaming in Prince George’s County, CB-49 is the county’s best and only real shot to block a slots parlor/casino at Rosecroft Raceway!
THE VOTE IS TODAY!
Join us at 9 am at the County Administration Building
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro
OVER 60 ORGANIZATIONS JOIN FORCES TO OPPOSE A SLOTS PARLOR IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
November 15, 2011
Dear Elected Officials,
We are writing to urge your opposition to a casino at Rosecroft Raceway or any other site in Prince George’s County. We support CB-49, a bill to prohibit video lottery terminals (“slots”) in the county, and oppose state legislation designed to expand gaming sites to Prince George’s. A casino is the wrong idea, in the wrong place, and at exactly the wrong time for the county.
As you know, Prince George’s County has 24.5 % of all homes in Maryland that are at-risk of foreclosure. Fort Washington, the location of Rosecroft, has been deemed by the state to be a foreclosure “hot spot”. Surrounding and nearby communities that are known to be rich targets for the gambling industry — Temple Hills and Capitol Heights — are not only foreclosure “hot spots”, but also the highest crime areas in the county. Research around the country has drawn the connection repeatedly between gambling and both household debt and crime. State and local government should not vest its fiscal future on how much the gaming industry can push households in Prince George’s County further into debt.
In addition, the gaming industry in many states is struggling, and the bogus numbers floated today will not hold up. The industry repeatedly overstates the benefits and revenues from a casino, and just as often understates the obvious and hidden costs to families, communities, local businesses and taxpayers. Revenues at the existing Maryland casinos are already 60% below original forecasts, according the Maryland Daily Record. With three more casinos authorized, but yet to open in the state, what is the rush to add a site in Prince George’s County?
We, the undersigned, urge our state and county officials to block any proposed expansion of gaming to Prince George’s County.
Sincerely,
1. Coalition of Central Prince George’s County Community Organizations
2. Indian Head Highway Area Action Coalition (IHHAAC)
3. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
4. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
5. Collective Empowerment Group (CEG)
6. Prince George’s County PTA Council
7. Progressive Cheverly
8. Mission of Love
9. Men Aiming Higher
10. Kettering Civic Federation
11. Executive Committee, Hillcrest-Marlow Heights Civic Association
12. Suitland Action Team
13. Mission Baptist Ministers Conference
14. Original Free Will Baptist Conference
15. Fairfield Knolls Civic Association
16. Helping Hand Club
17. Concerned Citizens of Seabrook Park Estates
18. Forestville Park Homeowners Association
19. District III Coffee Club
20. Page After Page
21. Integrated Processing Labs
22. Family, Faith, and Future
23. Veteran’s Advocacy Group
24. Former Prince George’s County Councilman Thomas Dernoga
25. Former Maryland State Delegate Gerron S. Levi
26. Former Prince George’s County School Board Member Patricia Fletcher
27. Lewisdale Citizens Association
28. Community of Hope AME Church
29. First Baptist Church of Highland Park
30. Jerusalem AM.E. Church
31. Greater Mt. Nebo AME Church
32. Bride of Christ Church
33. New Creation AME Church
34. Cornerstone AME Church
35. Mt. Victory Baptist Church
36. Triumphant Church
37. New Hope Baptist Church
38. Christ Kingdom Church
39. Wayman Memorial AME Church
40. United By Faith Christian Church
41. Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church
42. Marlboro Meadows Baptist Church
43. Embry AME Church
44. Antioch Baptist Church – Clinton
45. Shalom Ministries Christian Center
46. The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square
47. Judah Temple AME Zion Church
48. Higher Place of Praise Ministries
49. New Community Church of God in Christ
50. Bethel Deliverance Outreach Church
51. Christ Missionary Baptist Church
52. Disciples of Christ Christian Church
53. Carolina Missionary Baptist Church
54. Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church
55. Union Bethel AME Church
56. Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church
57. Ebenezer AME Church
58. New Vision Baptist Church
59. Gethsemane AME Church
60. New Liberation AME Church
61. Millwood-Waterford Citizens Association
62. Hunter Memorial Church
63. South Potomac Citizens Association
The Real Prince Georges 
I know this is an old post, but…
If I’m a concerned citizen who would like to support the anti-slots effort, is there a centralized opposition group that I could contact? Anyone know?
I am like you . Did you get a response on your note or have you found a POC against the slots in PG County?
I went to change.org and found an online petition “Stop Slots Prince Georges” that gave some great information.