Direct action from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh

This Sunday, Aug. 9, a casino will be opening in Pittsburgh. The owner, Neil Bluhm, is attempting to build a second casino, SugarHouse, in Philadelphia.

The effort to build casinos in major cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia is the tip of the spear of the predatory gambling trade in its effort to put casinos as close as possible to residential communities. If Bluhm and fellow casino-financier Ron Rubin are successful, Philadelphia will be the largest American city with a casino.

That's why Casino-Free Philadelphia will be joining the Pittsburgh group No Dice to condemn the job-killing Pittsburgh casino as well as the casinos proposed for Philadelphia.

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On Wednesday, Aug. 12, we'll be holding a direct action training at the No Slots Spot in Center City Philadelphia, in preparation for our upcoming campaign directly confronting the con men behind SugarHouse and Foxwoods casino.

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In the coming weeks, we'll be stepping up our actions targeting Neil Bluhm and Ron Rubin, the financial backers of SugarHouse and Foxwoods, who continue to pull a "bait and switch" on the city of Philadelphia. Come to our direct action training to learn the details of our upcoming campaign and how you can become a key part.

Three years ago we prevented construction of two "inevitable" casinos through creative campaigns and direct action. Now we need your help to do it again.

In our last direct action campaign, Beat the House, we put the predatory gambling industry on notice that we'd not sit idly by while our communites are eviscerated for their profit. We promised we'd be back. Join us on Aug. 12 and learn the surprises we have in store for Messrs. Bluhm and Rubin.