Comments on: URGENT: Take action NOW to STOP the largest expansion of casino gambling in American History

By: Martha Ince

Martha Ince — Tue, 18 May 2021 19:34:11 +0000

In reply to Jacqueline Kates.

Please do not approve this bill!
Florida will become another Las Vegas.

Do we need another incentive for tourists and
Gamblers to come to Florida?

Crime will certainly increase with these kinds of entertainment.

By: David Maxwell

David Maxwell — Tue, 18 May 2021 17:46:12 +0000

Please do not pass the bill to have gambling in the state of Florida,it will only lead to crime and we do not need it.

By: Barbara Grant

Barbara Grant — Tue, 18 May 2021 14:05:35 +0000

Please vote against expanding Florida gambling. The lottery promised 3 decades ago to help our schools has degraded it. Our kids selling candies and such is a disgrace. Education in USA has declined. Gambling carries more crime than benefits.

By: William Sylvester Pieper

William Sylvester Pieper — Mon, 17 May 2021 22:48:59 +0000

Please vote NO on casino gambling expansion. Thanks! we need to stay family friendly, and not follow the bad example of Las Vegas, which is NOT family friendly. Florida is one of the BEST States in America; we need to keep it that way.

By: Teresa Miller

Teresa Miller — Mon, 17 May 2021 21:06:03 +0000

I have talked to people throughout Hillsborough and Pinellas everyone was surprised and very disappointed to hear about the potential expansion.

I do not want to expand gambling in Florida for any reason. Keep our state family friendly. Our state already leads the nation in drug overdoses, human trafficking, and DUI fatal car crashes. Florida does not need a ‘trophy’ for gambling.

Allowing children access to online gambling via their cell phones is morally and ethically WRONG.

The people spoke in 2018 expanding gambling is a decision to be made by the voters not a compact by the Governor and legislators. Therefore, this compact is unconstitutional. Allowing exclusive sports gambling should also be voted on by citizens.

Approximately 10 million people in the United States live with a gambling addiction problem. Gambling addiction often negatively impacts finances, relationships, and mental health. This includes loss of jobs, bankruptcy, divorces, domestic violence, criminal activity, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. EXPANDING GAMBLING WILL INCREASE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRUG ABUSE, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, DIVORCES, UNEMPLOYMENT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING… None of these issues solely impact the person but extend to the family and community.

By: Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder — Mon, 17 May 2021 19:34:43 +0000

Florida has been “a shining city on a hill” to this point of 17 May 2021. A favorable vote by legislators on the proposed expansion of gambling in Florida this week in the special week-long legislative session in the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee will change Florida, in a negative way, forever. Our Florida representatives and senators need to hear from us. Now is the time for all of us to speak up and show up! NO EXPANSION OF GAMBLING IN FLORIDA!

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 17 May 2021 19:16:23 +0000

Do not pass this legislation. Voting “Yes” opens the door for organized crime to enter our daily lives. The history of organized crime and gambling is well documented. Do not place the sports fan in the position of not trusting the results of athletic contest due to the influence gamblers. The money to be made will draw an infinite number of persons with schemes and plans to make the result of an athletic contest agree with their vote. VOTE NO.

By: Admin

Admin — Mon, 17 May 2021 19:09:58 +0000

In reply to Verna Knox. Thank you for speaking up against gambling expansion in Florida. If you are able to contact the 4 state legislators above, we'd ask that you call or email them today to request they VOTE NO on the expansion of gambling in our state. If you are near Tallahassee, or in one of the three cities we are providing transportation from for our rally, we ask that you consider joining us tomorrow in Tallahassee for our rally on this issue. Thanks!

By: Verna Knox

Verna Knox — Mon, 17 May 2021 17:00:08 +0000

I pray you do not pass this bill which will devastate may people who cannot afford or will become addicted to gambling. This willl not help our state or the Seminole Indians. As a person with Seminole blood in my hertiage, I ask on behalf of our people not to pass this bill.

By: Admin

Admin — Mon, 17 May 2021 15:18:09 +0000

In reply to Jacqueline Kates. Thank you for speaking up against gambling expansion in Florida. If you are able to contact the 4 state legislators above, we'd ask that you call or email them today to request they VOTE NO on the expansion of gambling in our state. If you are near Tallahassee, or in one of the three cities we are providing transportation from for our rally, we ask that you consider joining us tomorrow in Tallahassee for our rally on this issue. Thanks!