We're in the final day of the campaign. Today, we're including a
Dear Friend Letter that we encourage you to send to your neighbors, friends, and
family members. You can simply copy and paste into your own email and send to
everyone on your list. I've also included a version for Microsoft Word.
Feel free to send as is or add some personal touches about why you
believe Massachusetts should remain casino-free.
Thank you,
John Ribeiro
Dear Friend,
Grand jury indictments, conflicts of interest, allegations of cronyism;
though not one casino has opened here in Massachusetts, we've already seen the
corrupt casino culture creep into Massachusetts life. Fortunately, for you and
me, we can stop the mess in just a few days.
Casinos
have opened their doors in more than three dozen states across the nation,
including the oversaturated Northeast market, where five casinos have
gone under in Atlantic City, revenues have been lost
in Connecticut, and yet, as many as seven new casinos are planned across our
border in upstate New York.
In
city after city and state after state, we've seen the true costs. Crime
will increase in myriad ways-domestic violence and drunk driving,
embezzlement, and thefts. Problem gamblers will increase by two to three times
their current levels, straining already limited social services and affecting
families. Lottery aid will decrease and local businesses will be forced to
lay off workers.
Out-of-state
casino bosses have spent millions, more than $7.5 million
and counting as of today. The promises of thousands of jobs, burgeoning state
coffers, and less tax burdens to citizens have been made before. Let me tell you
this, they're empty promises that have failed to materialize
time and again.
The
Massachusetts Gambling Commission, the very entity designed to protect us, has
been a complicit co-conspirator in the mess. In fact, the Chairman of the
Commission was forced to recuse himself from the most important decision put
before him, the award of the Boston Region license to billionaire Steve Wynn. A
decision which resulted in federal indictments for the current
landowners.
The
evidence is clear. Casinos are wrong for Massachusetts. They're bad for
communities, bad for small businesses, and bad for your family and
mine. Together, on Tuesday, November 4, we can vote yes to stop the
casino mess.
Take
30 seconds to watch our newest ad, "A Family Story." You can also engage
with us on Twitter, Facebook, and through our website, as your voice maximizes our
reach. For other ways to join the campaign,
please donate, and follow us on social media.
Thank
you for your support!
John
Ribeiro
Chairman
Repeal
the Casino Deal
P.S. Please forward this message on to at least 10 of your friends and family members.
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