Repeal The Casino Deal! Files Injuction

Repeal The Casino Deal!

Bad For Communities - Bad For The Commonwealth

Contact: John F. Ribeiro Chairperson

Winthrop, MA 02152
Phone: 617-981-4177
johnfribeiro@gmail.com

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

MEDIA RELEASE

REPEAL THE CASINO DEAL FILES INJUNCTION

CITIZEN GROUP WILL NOT BE DETERRED

(Boston, Massachusetts) Repeal the Casino Deal, a statewide coalition of municipal, family, religious leaders and concerned citizens from all walks of life in Massachusetts filed an Injunction today, September 10, 2013 in the Suffolk County Division of Massachusetts Supreme Court, by East Boston Attorney Matthew Cameron. The injunction was filed against the ruling last week by Attorney General Martha Coakley who did not certify the Ballot Initiative Petition to repeal the slots/casino law in Massachusetts. “Citizens of the Commonwealth will not be denied our right to pursue having our voices heard and cast a vote on bringing the gambling industry with known permanent negative impacts to our communities.” Stated John Ribeiro, chairperson of Repeal the Casino Deal. “In fact, we are more energized than ever following the stunning decision by the AG.” He continued, “The whole matter of expanding predatory gambling has been fueled by special interests including political ambitions and gimmicks to fix budget challenges.”

Professor Emeritus, Robert Goodman, an economist and author of, “The Luck Business,” told a captive audience of citizens in West Springfield, on the eve of the casino referendum scheduled in that town that the actions of Massachusetts political leaders has followed lock-step with other states that legalized predatory gambling slots/casinos. “The state, under the influence of the deep-pocketed special interests, changes from being regulators and protectors of consumers to enablers of the industry.” Said Goodman. “The gambling industry always promises long and when their monopolies are established they change the game.”

Celeste Myers, volunteer and leader of the, “No Eastie Casino” group said, “Across the state people are fighting for their communities to retain control from the influence of powerful gambling interests that are seeking profit at the expense of the character, quality of life and economic health of our cities and towns.”

Repeal the Casino Deal urges citizens to donate and sign-up to volunteer to collect the signatures beginning mid-September 2013 at www.repealthecasinodeal.org.