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- National
Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
The dramatic growth of gambling is not the result of
a popular movement. Rather, it is driven by the gambling industry with
its high priced lobbyists and pie-in-the sky promises. In response volunteer
citizens have formed state and local groups to oppose the spread of
gambling.
- National
Gambling Impact Study Commission
At the inaugural meeting of thein Commission two years
ago, I stated that we had been charged by Congress with "a very
broad and difficult task - to conduct a comprehensive legal and factual
study of the social and economic implications of gambling in the United
States." We have now completed that tast. This Report presents
the principal findings of that effort and the recommendations we believe
provide a coherent framework for action.
- atHealth.com
Pathologic gambling and problem gambling affect between
5 to 15 million Americans. Most pathologic gamblers begin gambling when
they are young. Today's newsletter focuses on this growing health problem.
- Institute
for Problem Gambling
IPGs goal is to serve as an important resource
for science based information on the study, prevention and treatment
of problem gambling. The not-for-profit Institute was founded in 1997
by the group of leaders in the field including four winners of the National
Council on Problem Gambling's highest honor -- the Goldman Foundation
Award
- Association
of Gospel Rescue Missions
Eighteen percent of men and women at America's Rescue
Missions cite gambling as a cause of their homelessness. That is one
of the key findings from a newly released nationwide survey of more
than 1,100 Rescue Mission clients.
- Addictions.Net:Gambling
Welcome to the Addictions & More pages devoted to
gambling: problem, compulsive, pathological, disordered
these
are some of the tags associated with those folks who experience negative
life consequences from their own or some one elses gambling behaviors.
- Time
Magazine: Look Who's Cashing in at Indian Casinos
Time Magazine Cover: Casinos were supposed to make Indian
tribes self-sufficient. So why are the white backers of Indian gambling
raking in millions while many tribes continue to struggle in poverty?
Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele investigate
- Time
Magazine: Playing the Political Slots
How Indian casino interests have learned the art of
buying influence in Washington
- American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is committed to insuring the ongoing viability of constitutional freedoms. By specializing in constitutional law, the ACLJ is dedicated to the concept that freedom and democracy are God-given inalienable rights that must be protected. The ACLJ engages in litigation, provides legal services, renders advice, counsels clients, provides education, and supports attorneys who are involved in defending the religious and civil liberties of Americans
- iVoteValues.com
Every candidate has his or her own set of values and positions on key issues. Shouldn’t you vote for the candidates who believe like you do when it comes to your values and the important issues of our day? Think about it. Where a candidate stands on the issues is far more important than the party he or she belongs to and all the promises and slogans of the campaign. How you vote really does matter. In fact, how you vote today will impact tomorrow.
- The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
The Research Institute of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission represents an evangelical think tank that includes university and seminary presidents, academic deans, professors, lawyers, doctors, theologians, and other evangelical scholars. The Research Institute serves three primary functions: (1) to provide a professional organization where conservative, evangelical scholars can discuss current trends in American culture; (2) to apply biblical truth to moral, public policy, and religious liberty issues in order to transform American culture; and (3) to develop a comprehensive biblical worldview model to equip Christians to evaluate and interact with the moral and religious liberty issues confronting families in the modern culture.
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