About Casino-Free Philadelphia
Co-Founder Daniel Hunter describes some of Casino-Free Philadelphia's history of success.
Casino-Free Philadelphia’s mission is simple: stop casinos from coming to Philadelphia and close any that open.
We believe the benefits of casinos can never outweigh the social and economic costs from an industry reliant on addiction to survive. The casino industry thrives by increasing gambling addiction, targeting the poor, and avoiding paying the costs associated with crime, bankruptcy, and the losses from other local businesses.
Read more about some of our past campaigns and successes.
This issue sits in a bigger context that grounds Casino-Free Philadelphia: We would never have casinos if we had an open, transparent process with smart community-based planning.
Casino slot parlors violate nearly every urban planning principle; never would a sensible planning process place 5,000-machine slot parlors (larger than any in Las Vegas), with 24/7 free unlimited drinks, in close proximity to residential neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Their introduction to Pennsylvania was passed in the middle of the night on the Fourth of July weekend with no public input — just the first of a series of decisions excluding the public in the state’s largest development project
Our Current Campaign
