Individuals Against the Expansion of VLTs

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It is imperative to prevent the expansion of gambling into Long Island. We the undersigned wish to extend our dissatisfaction towards the notion of adding Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) at Belmont Park, in Elmont, Long Island, New York. We urge all those pertaining to this manner to cease the avocation of VLTs.

We are concern of the social destruction of the surrounding communities, the effects of Long Island, and the precedent it will set. We are additionally concerned of the single-family residential suburban homes that surround Belmont Park and the negative influences VLTs may have to the nearby elementary schools, including one that is just 500 feet away.

Instead of VLTs, we wish to promote the preservation of one of the largest green space in Nassau County, and the culture and integrity of Long Island, by promoting the creation of a museum and cultural center at Belmont Park.

40 Signatures

Xavier Rodriguez
Isabel Rodriguez
Ruth Jakab
Joel S. Rose
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- The Coalition Against Gambling in New York (CAGNY) supports your efforts whole-heartedly. Let us know how we can help! -- Joel Rose, Chairperson (http://CAGNYinf.org)
Rev Thomas Grey
Frank Balcerzak
Thomas Krehbiel
Astrid Fitzgerald
Elizabeth W. Stone
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- Green spaces are vital to the balance of our environment. Gambling has so many adverse impacts to our society that I canot imagine why certain Americans continue to push for additional gambling venues. Do they never learn from our experience?
Charles Grammer
Merle Showers
Dave Colavito
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- Gambling, while a sanctioned activity, is a poor way to fund education and other services for residents of NY
John & Barbara Beilman
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- Please Stop the addictive VLT movement!
Linda Heffley
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- Why use gambling as a way to make money for the state. The negative economic and social consequences are well documented through studies provided by many reputable groups and individuals such as The Erie County Citizens Against Casinos. Our children and their families, vulnerable elderly suffer from the addictive lure of VLTS. People I know say they just go to kill time - they get mesmerised and just keep gambling - losing savings - becoming impoverished. Then, we the taxpayers end up with a worse situation to deal with.
Kim Flattery
DR, ARNOLD LIEBER
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- our state constitution says no
Robert J. Heffern
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- Please resist any more gambling expansion.
Pamela Rose
Anna Kay France
Ruth Meyerowitz
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- Expanding gambling is absolutely the wrong strategy for economic development. We need good jobs at living wages that will enrich our communities, rather than suck wealth out of them and impoverish mnay families.
Susan Weeks
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- Gambling is a regressive tax that is unworthy of a Democratic society.
Peter Solow
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- Tax me instead
john mongelli
Maureen Cleary Schaeffer
James A. Metzger
Judith M. Metzger
cgarmesto
Jacqueline Trace
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- I have seen the horses ignored at the Fort Erie track in Canada after the installation of gaming terminals there. And....we do not need more gambling facilities in this state. It has reached the point of absurdity.
Joan Thursh
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- More gambling opportunites are not fiscally responsible and will not bring long-term prosperity to the state or the community.
Thomas A. Steffan
Jeffery L. Termini
Kenneth King
Beverly Davies
Stephen Shafer
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- very very important
Christopher Anderson
robert schulman md
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- all the addictive machinery hurts much more than it helps New York.
John Maxfield Hague
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- Reliance on VLTs or ANY form of gambling is WRONG!
Lucille Gervase
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- Please do not expand gambling in NYS
Marieanna Elliott
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- I totally oppose the government supporting gambling.