Casino Free N.H. starts anti-gambling push
CONCORD (AP) —The new group Casino Free NH launched an effort Wednesday against a Senate-passed bill that would legalize a single casino in New Hampshire.
Lew Feldstein, who was president of the New Hampshire Charitable Association for 24 years, told reporters at a Statehouse news conference the money that gambling supporters promise will be raised is not worth the damage gambling will do to families and the state.
"This is a broad coalition of people who love New Hampshire and are appalled at the damage a casino would do to the families of New Hampshire," said Feldstein.
Once legalized, video slots will spread across the state, he predicted.
"Supporters of gambling court us with a siren song about the money gambling will raise to meet unmet needs. We ask you: Does it make sense to meet unmet needs by creating more unmet needs?" Feldstein said.
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