The "losers" just shared the truth with Congress

This week retiring U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf presented a statement for the Congressional Record on behalf of SPG that directly confronted how the policy of government-sponsored casinos and lotteries is dishonest, harmful and creates unfairness and inequality of opportunity. We hit it as hard and as powerfully as we could.

We centered our message on the infamous quote by the IGT slot designer who openly declared that "slots are for losers" and we shared the unforgettable story of Scott Stevens, one of the millions of "losers" who sacrificed everything so government can continue to extract as much money from citizens as it can through gambling.

We also challenged the members to remember all of their constituents from coast-to-coast who have bravely and selflessly fought against this public policy in their state and their community in recent decades. People like you.

I strongly urge you to read the Congressional Record statement and then share it with your own U.S. Senators and Representatives, asking them to respond and act on it. Here is the PDF of the actual C. R. statement and for easier reading, here is the same statement on SPG lettterhead.

As a longtime member of Congress well-respected by both sides of the aisle, U.S. Rep. Wolf has been the nation's leading statesman against the policy of state-sponsored gambling for more than thirty years. His willingness and leadership to determine the truth about government-sponsored gambling, sustained and nourished the bottom-up growth of a national transpartisan citizen movement opposing this dishonest public policy, ultimately leading to the organization of Stop Predatory Gambling.

When you have a moment, I invite you to write him and say thank you for taking on this issue throughout his career and making an impact:

US Rep. Frank Wolf
233 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515

Thanks. Keep pushing.

Best,

Les

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Les Bernal

National Director

Stop Predatory Gambling

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