Foxwoods Casino Countdown: 3 . . .2 . . . 1
It’s hard to believe that today marks nine months to the day since a line-up of politicos from the Governor on down stood end to end in City Hall and declared the heart of Philadelphia as their target...
View ArticleJethro Heiko responds to Councilman DiCicco
Below is my response to the following letter from Councilman DiCicco's attorney.DiCicco Threat LetterYesterday, through his attorney, Councilman DiCicco sent me a letter claiming that I defamed him by...
View ArticleJoin O'Brien and Thomas in opposing major expansion of predatory gambling
Today, two Philly Democrats, joined the opposition to video poker in the Gaming Oversight Committee. Watch this video to learn more and please join these two Philly elected officials, Michael O'Brien...
View ArticleReport from Harrisburg: Foxwoods to South Philly (In A Tent?)
Update -- 1:39 pm -- The Gaming Board rules that Foxwoods gets extension but reiterates for it not to "waste it's time" on any other site but the waterfront at the level promised. Unanimous.Helen Gym...
View ArticleThe Casino Fight Goes On
It has been a busy week, but, I wanted to use my miniature bully pulpit to talk for a second about Foxwood’s huge defeat at the hands of Chinatown and their merry band of activists.Here is my basic...
View ArticleReally Mr. Governor?
Why grow a conscience now?"I signed this [table games] bill despite the misgivings I have about it," Rendell said soon afterward at a news conference in his Capitol office. "I have serious misgivings...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Philadelphia Politicians
Dear Philadelphia Politicians,We cordially invite you to attend the criminal trial of Philadelphia’s premier civic leaders.We are thirteen of Philadelphia’s most honorable citizens – including two...
View ArticleRevoke the Foxwoods license
After the City and Penn Praxis invested so much time, effort, and resources into putting together a publicly-supported plan for the Central Delaware waterfront, prospective waterfront tenant Steve...
View ArticleSteve Wynn tries to bully Inquirer reporter(VIDEO)
Right after his appearance at the Gaming Control Board in Harrisburg last week (March 3), Steve Wynn found himself in the position of having to answer some really basic questions from reporter Jennifer...
View ArticleGambling's real winners and losers
On Sunday, Monica Yant Kinney wrote a shocking story about the locals who make Bucks County's Parx Casino so "profitable." According to Parx, most of their clients live within a 20 mile radius of...
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