We're taking the fight to the casinos!
Casino-Free Philadelphia has been fighting to keep casinos out of Philadelphia since 2006. Its current campaign, the Declaration of Independence from Casinos, seeks to embolden at least one elected official representing Philadelphians to publicly adopt the position that casinos do not belong in our city.
Beat the House will serve to remind politicians, the casino industry, and their investors that casinos are not welcome in Philadelphia.
On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Casino-Free Philadelphia will put the casino industry on notice. Residents of Philadelphia and allies from around the country will cover new ground — inside an existing, operating casino in the region — and conduct ourselves in ways that focus the public’s attention on the heart of the controversy.
The event, called Beat the House, will use various tactics that can be replicated at any casino anywhere in the country — including SugarHouse or Foxwoods, the two casinos proposed for our city, if they ever start building here in Philadelphia or elsewhere. Working in teams, participants in this event will enter a nearby slots parlor and use a series of actions to expose the predatory practices used by the gambling trade.
