Summary of Opposition to Gettysburg Casino

[Susan Star Paddock]

Brief Summary of Opposition to Mason-Dixon proposal for a casino ½ mile from the Gettysburg National Military Park

No competitor has more opposition

National Opposition

National Trust for Historic Preservation

http://www.preservationnation.org/about-us/press-center/press-relea...

National Parks Conservation Association https://secure.npca.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserActi...

The Civil War Preservation Trust http://www.civilwar.org/video/our-gettysburg-legacy.html

American Legion National

http://www.legion.org/news/90170/legion-gettysburg-casino-disgrace

http://www.legion.org/news/92207/honor-not-sale

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legion-on-gettysburg-casino...

Pennsylvania American Legion www.pa-legion.com

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund http://www.vvmf.org/566.cfm

Veterans for Gettysburg http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=495180&Itemid=29

Preservation Pennsylvania http://www.preservationpa.org/

275 Respected Historians

http://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/news/news-releases/2010-news/gettysburg-historian-letter.html

8,700+ membership of No Casino Gettysburg Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=353665810098

Petitioners against the casino from around the world, 41,000+

Viewers of Fox News, (cable) responding to a national online poll:

August 17, 2010

“Do you support a casino near the Gettysburg Battlefield?

Yes ...195 votes...7.25%

No....2495 votes...92.75%”

Local Community Groups Testifying against the casino

Gettysburg College Faculty http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_16290227?source=most_viewed

The Adams County Farm Bureau

The Adams County Grange

The Adams County Medical Association

Adams Rescue Mission

Businesses Against the Casino in Adams County

Concerned Citizens of Cumberland Township

Families Against the Casino in Adams County

Child Evangelism Fellowship of Adams County

No Casino Gettysburg http://nocasinogettysburg.org No Casino Volunteers seen on our testimony film, Legacy, include Ken Burns, David McCullough, Paul Bucha, Sam Waterston, Stephen Lang, Matthew Broderick, Susan Eisenhower, John Williams, etc. http://www.civilwar.org/video/our-gettysburg-legacy.html

Democracy for America Adams County

United States Christian Commission http://www.usccgettysburg.or

Gettysburg United Methodist Church

Freedom Valley Worship Center/ Menallen Friends

First Baptist Church of Gettysburg/ Liberty Worship Center/

Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg

http://www.ltsg.edu/LTSG-News/April-2010/Seminary-Reaffirms-Positio...

The Gettysburg Ministerium and Pastors of Adams County

The Delaware-Maryland Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

41,000+ signers of opposition petitions, collected in 6 months

Gettysburg Times Poll October 31, 2009

“As Pa considers legalizing table games, are you glad or sad that Gettysburg did not get a casino license?”

Glad... 612 votes 66%

Sad.....312 votes 34%”

Politicians:

Governor Ed Rendell http://www.ydr.com/opinion/ci_16196495 and http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_16104527 and

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10266/1089652-454.stm

Governor-Elect Tom Corbett - http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_c52c79bb-2f46-5d9a-a24c-6a647e537131.html

U.S. Rep. Todd Platts “Platts not backing casino”, Gettysburg Times, 9/11/10

U.S. Senator Bob Casey, “Casey believes Gettysburg is not the best place for a casino” Gettysburg Times , 1/26/10

Pa. Rep. Will Tallman; Pa. Rep. Paul Clymer; Pa. Rep. Santarsiero, etc.

Media Editorials Opposing the Mason-Dixon Casino:

York Daily Record http://www.ydr.com/premium/ci_16077415 and

http://www.ydr.com/premium/ci_16698380

Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20100428_Editorial__No_dice_on_Gettysburg.html

Scranton Times-Tribune http://tribune-democrat.com/editorials/x537289575/Gettysburg-under-...

Civil War Times http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-times

US NEWS.COM http://politics.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/john-farrell/2010/09/24/more-reasons-not-to-build-a-casino-at-gettysburg.html

Maine Morning Sentinal http://www.onlinesentinel.com/opinion/columnists/MAINE-COMPASS--Mainers-urged-to-honor-dead-by-opposing-casino-plan-at-Gettysburg-.html

RocktheCapital.com http://www.rockthecapital.com/2010/11/05/and-they-want-one-in-gettysburg/

NorthJersey.com http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/more_history_news/98478589_Don_t_gamble_with_America_s_history.html?page=all