http://www.saynotocasinos.com Protect the Commonwealth Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:49:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2009 Contact: Martin Cothran (859) 329-1919 "We should be saddling horses, not taxpayers," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for Say No To Casinos. Cothran charged that taxpayers were being saddled with over a billion in debt to bail out wealthy horse racing tracks. "At a time when many Kentucky ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/we-should-be-saddling-horses-not-taxpayers-say-slots-opponents/ In today's Glasgow Times: Johnny Bell wants badly to help the Glasgow Independent School District replace its 44-year-old high school. So badly he was at least thinking about whether he could best serve his community by voting against expanded gambling or voting for a new Glasgow High School. But then, he said, ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/state-representative-says-he-isnt-selling-his-vote-for-slots/ For Immediate Release June 9, 2009 Contact: Martin Cothran Phone: 859-329-1919 Governor breaks two promises in one day, says anti-casino group "We can just call this a political two-fer Tuesday," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for Say No to Casinos. "The governor has broken two promises in one day.  The first is his campaign ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/113/ Steve Beshear announced today he has selected his deputy chief of staff Vince Gabbert to head up his offices campaign to convince Kentuckians they approved video slot machines in 1988 without knowing it. But wait!  What's this?  Didn't Beshear promise in his campaign he was going to make sure this issue ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/gov-beshear-signals-hes-about-to-go-back-on-his-word/ The Associated Press quotes Say No Casinos in its story on slots at tracks on Sunday. It was picked up by Phillyburbs.com: "We have Kentuckians who are losing their jobs, who are being put on furlough by their employers, and who can't pay their mortgages," Cothran said. "The solution to ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/if-youre-down-and-out-rest-assured-churchill-downs-may-get-a-bailout/ For Immediate Release May 19, 2009 Contact: Martin Cothran Phone: 859-329-1919 An anti-casino group opposing a bill to place video slot machines at race tracks said today that it doesn't think another attorney general's opinion on the issue is necessary to tell people what they already know. "We certainly have confidence in Jack Conway," ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/opponents-of-slots-at-tracks-call-for-a-non-fictional-approach-to-constitutional-issues/ Those who have argued against the introduction of casino-style gambling in Kentucky have always pointed to a list of potential casualties that would follow from it. The list not only includes small businesses that operate in areas close to casinos, which would suffer lost business, local communities that would ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/expanded-gambling-advocates-should-consider-a-new-slogan-let-the-people-be-hoodwinked/ Here is the Courier-Journal's report: House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark, D-Okolona, told WHAS-11 that he wants the House to vote on video lottery terminals at race tracks and put the onus on the Senate to decide whether "to kill a $4 billion industry in the Commonwealth." Clark said he and Speaker ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/expanded-gambling-forces-in-state-house-pushing-for-action-in-a-special-session/ Churchill Downs is having its commitment to live racing questioned by some investors and analysts. Here is the Courier-Journal's report on a conference call where CEO Bob Evans tried to argue that the company isn't abandoning racing. Only problem is horsemen are mad at them for the company's penchant for ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/is-churchill-downs-throwing-horsemen-under-the-bus/ Advocates of video slots at tracks not only have to contend with the fact that their proposal is unconstitutional, but with the fact that their claims that millions of dollars would be produced for the state and the horse industry simply don't comport with the real world. Here is Celeste Hadrick ... http://www.saynotocasinos.com/the-poor-promise-of-gambling-profits/