Thursday afternoon, the newly-formed House Gaming committee will hold one of its first hearings to accept or reject St. Rep. Lou Lang's HB 480, a 300+ page proposal that will
- add four casinos = 10,000 new gambling positions
- allow slot machines at racetracks -- 5 additional land-based casinos -- 3,800 additional gambling positions
- increase gambling positions by 800 at Illinois' nine existing casinos -- 7,200 new positions
HB 480 would allow 21,000 Illinoisans new access to gambling at any given time.
Tell the committee members what you think about Lang's idea. . . let them know before Thursday afternoon's hearing. Committee members and their email addresses are inside . . .
February 8, 2007 Gambling Action Alert
Massive Gambling Expansion Bill to be heard in Committee Feb. 15 at 4:00 p.m.
Rep. Lou Lang, Chairman of the House Gaming Committee, announced last week that HB 480 will be heard in the committee this Thursday. This massive gambling expansion bill will legalize:
· 4 additional casinos for the City of Chicago, South Suburbs, Waukegan, and a municipality 10 miles from O'Hare Airport—10,000 new gambling positions
· Slot machines at racetracks—5 additional land-based casinos—3,800 new gambling positions
· 800 additional gambling positions at existing casinos—7,200 new positions
Illinois currently has 9 casinos with 9,919 slot machines and 223 table games. HB 480 would legalize 21,000 new gambling positions at 9 sites to more than double the amount of casino gambling.
For Immediate Action
- If your state Representative is a member of the House Gaming Committee (see below) contact him/her and ask them to vote NO on HB 480.
- Call the Governor (800-642-3112) or e-mail http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm to ask him to oppose the massive expansion of gambling (HB 480).
- Share this Alert with your Church, Synagogue, or Mosque.
- Forward to 8 others.
Rep. Lou Lang 217-782-1252 [email protected]
Rep. George Scully, Jr. 217-782-1719 [email protected]
Rep. Brent Hassert 217-782-4179 [email protected]
Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 217-782-2855
Rep. Suzanne Bassi 217-782-8026 [email protected]
Rep. Mark H. Beaubein, Jr. 217-782-1517 [email protected]
Rep. Richard R. Bradley 217-782-8117 [email protected]
Rep. James D. Brosnahan 217-782-0515 [email protected]
Rep. Monique D. Davis 217-782-0010 [email protected]
Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 217-782-4535 [email protected]
Rep. Jim Durkin 217-782-0494 [email protected]
Rep. Roger L. Eddy 217-558-1040 [email protected]
Rep. John A. Fritchey 217-782-2458 [email protected]
Rep. Kurt M. Granberg 217-782-0066 [email protected]
Rep. Constance A. Howard 217-782-4676 [email protected]
Rep. Charles E. Jefferson 217-782-3167 [email protected]
Rep. Patricia Reid Linder 217-782-1486 [email protected]
Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy 217-782-3316 [email protected]
Rep. Robert S. Molaro 217-782-5280 [email protected]
Rep. Chapin Rose 217-558-1006 [email protected]
Rep. Angelo Saviano 217-782-3374 [email protected]
Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz 217-782-5457 [email protected]
Rep. Aaron Schock 217-782-3186 [email protected]
Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore 217-782-5970 [email protected]
Rep. Jim Watson 217-782-1840 [email protected]
Rep. Dave Winters 217-782-0455 [email protected]
Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 217-782-8120 [email protected]
Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge 217-782-5951 [email protected]
