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Noting the extraordinary competition between cities wishing to hold the debate, Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, agreed with Dodd...
...half during the 10 years following the introduction of casino gaming in that state. The bottom line is that despite the false and misleading claims of its critics, the gaming entertainment industry has made significant contributions--both economic and social--to the communities where it operates. FRANK J. FAHRENKOPF JR. President and CEO American Gaming Association Washington...
...Fahrenkopf's advantage to lump all gambling opponents in with the religious right--and to Grey's to deny it. "If we based our opposition on personal morality, we would lose," says Grey. "After all, a majority of Americans gamble. But we're not for prohibition. People can go to Las Vegas or play poker in their homes. We are just saying, Let's stop the expansion of gambling." At his Washington press conference, Grey acknowledged seeking funds from the Christian Coalition, but, with a mischievous glance toward Ralph Reed, pointedly introduced ncalg's new political director, Bernard Horn...
...tracks; Tennessee envies the tax revenue reaped by Mississippi's Tunica County, thanks to Memphis gamblers; and New York is readying a constitutional amendment that will allow its slot hogs--who are now flocking to the Pequot Indians' Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut--to spend their money at home. Meanwhile, Fahrenkopf has begun to rally not just casino companies but also suppliers, "down to the guys who make the swizzle sticks," he says. And, he notes, "people are voting with their feet--125 million casino visits last year...
...Florida a plan to build 47 casinos was defeated in a 1994 referendum after the state pegged expected crime and social costs at $2.16 billion a year--far higher than the likely $320 million to $470 million in gaming-tax revenues. Frank Fahrenkopf, president of the American Gaming Association, calls such calculations "educated guesses, at best--and pure fabrication, in some cases...