Citizens Against Expanded Gambling

06/19/2026

KENOSHA, Wis. — A group opposed to expanded gambling is urging government officials to revisit the economic assumptions behind the proposed $400 million Hard Rock Hotel and Casino project in Kenosha County, arguing that major market changes since the original studies were completed have weakened t...

06/19/2026

Citizens Against Expanded Gambling pointed to recent reporting that questioned whether the market can absorb another major gaming destination after several new competitive projects entered the region in recent years. According to the group, the federal environmental review largely focused on land-use and ecological impacts while relying on economic demand models developed before the Beloit casino entered the market and before the Rockford expansion was announced.

KENOSHA, Wis. — A group opposed to expanded gambling is urging government officials to revisit the economic assumptions behind the proposed $400 million Hard Rock Hotel and Casino project in Kenosha County, arguing that major market changes since the original studies were completed have weakened t...

05/03/2026

04/06/2026

Worth the read. The gambling industry is devastating to the vulnerable people it depends upon. Research shows that living within 10 miles of a casino, increases your chances of developing a gambling addiction.

There are broadly speaking two types of gamblers: valuable and not valuable. All are referred to as customers. The latter group are dilettantes. These people deposit maybe once or twice, usually to take advantage of a first-time deposit promotion, but rarely or never again after that. Maybe they don...

04/02/2026

There are broadly speaking two types of gamblers: valuable and not valuable. All are referred to as customers. The latter group are dilettantes. These people deposit maybe once or twice, usually to take advantage of a first-time deposit promotion, but rarely or never again after that. Maybe they don...

03/31/2026

More than 80 percent of those sued by Encore for gambling debts are people of Asian descent.

03/31/2026

Arthur Soames’s gambling addiction contributed to his su***de, a coroner has ruled. Now his family have criticised the betting firm for ignoring ‘red flags’