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CITIZENS AGAINST CASINO GAMBLING IN
ERIE COUNTY

Other Places to Visit

• CAGNY: Coalition Against Gambling in New York State. This is a highly effective organization with great outreach and citizen involvement. It is winning the battle against deep-pocketed developers.
  
  
• The Compact between the Seneca Nation and New York State:
  Complete Text (in .PDF format | Need Acrobat Reader? Free Here
  
  
• Buffalo Alternative Press, Online: Incisive reporting and analysis on the casino issue.
  
  
• Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
  
  
• Casinowatch.org: Missouri-based. Interesting and good presentation. Has some useful source material for talking points, especially re. the human issue.
  
  
• STOP THE CASINO 101 COALITION (STC101): A non-sectarian, multi-cultural group founded in in August, 2003, by Rohnert Park, CA minister Pastor Chip Worthington, to oppose the construction of a massive, 790,000 square foot Las Vegas-style urban casino on the outskirts of town.
  
  
• Stopthecasinos: Our friends in Pennsylvania. More info to come.
  
  
• Granite State Coalition: Fresh ideas and up-to-date information.
  
  
• Niagara Frontier Chapter of Upstate Citizens for Equality "(UCE) is a growing, not-for-profit corporation composed of concerned citizens that stand against discrimination, and supports the continuation of free enterprise and equality in our communities."
  
  
• 8/1/03 Statement by Bishop Henry J. Mansell of Buffalo opposing casinos
  Note: This is best viewed using the IE browser. ( http://www.buffalodiocese.org/Chancery/fhjm20030801.htm )
  
  
• July, 2001 Statement by Bishop Henry J. Mansell of Buffalo opposing casinos
  
  
• Articles by Bruce Jackson and others in the Buffalo Report - very absorbing analyses of the gambling problem that confronts us.
  
  
• The Atlantic City gambling experience - This article by Marla K. Nelson can provide some insight into what can be expected when the high-stakes gambling industry moves in.
  
  
• National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling - This is an excellent site with plenty of important information and research material
  
  
• The 1999 NORC REPORT to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission - Thoughtful, well documented
  
  
• The Final Report of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) - Note: this report is in .PDF format
  
  
• Michael "Mickey" Brown - A biographical sketch provided by the Niagara Falls Reporter, prior to the opening of the Seneca Niagara Casino.(Note: this copy resides on our website.)
  
  

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