Pa. Ban on Gambling Donations Challenged
A Philadelphia-area developer with ties to the gambling industry has asked the state Supreme Court to strike down Pennsylvania’s ban on political campaign contributions by casino owners and executives — a ban regarded as the broadest in the nation.
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Gambling casinos history:
- The Great Wall of China was financed, in part, by a lottery. The Bible is replete with references to drawing lots. Lot casting was a favored means of communication between man and god.
- Dog racing (a race among greyhounds who chase after a mechanical rabbit) operates in 17 states. Jai-alai (a game similar to handball) is legal in just three: Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.
- Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
- U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
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