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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CASINO
Listen to 11-year-old Taylor Mason talk about why Gettysburg is no place for a casino (in MP3 format). December 12, 2006
"How Will You Remember Gettysburg?"
Stops the Slots Coalition urges the Gaming Control Board to vote no on a Gettysburg casino (in MP3 format).
December 20, 2006
GAMING CONTROL BOARD REJECTS SLOTS PARLOR NEAR HISTORIC
GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD
After 20 months of debate, the Control Board concludes that Gettysburg and gambling don’t mix.
December 15, 2006
CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST PROPOSED GETTYSBURG SLOTS PARLOR
Letter urging Thomas Decker, Chairman of the Gaming Control Board, to reject the Crossroads Gaming Resort and Spa plan is cosigned by 111 Civil War historians.
December 14, 2006
GAMING CONTROL BOARD DISREGARDS OPPOSITION TO GETTYSBURG SLOTS PARLOR
In Wednesday statement, board executive director fails to mention tens of thousands of petitions against proposed Gettysburg casino.
December 13, 2006
COALITION OF PRESERVATION GROUPS AND LOCAL ACTIVISTS OPPOSES PROPOSAL TO BUILD A CASINO NEAR GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
The Stop the Slots Coalition, comprised of the National Parks Conservation Association, the Civil War Preservation Trust, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Pennsylvania, and No Casino Gettysburg, is concerned that a casino would conflict with and detract from Gettysburg’s unique and compelling history. However, the opposition to this proposal runs much deeper than these five groups, it includes our country’s youngest citizens.
November 17, 2006
PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS REMAIN FIRMLY OPPOSED TO SLOTS NEAR
GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD
Despite a costly marketing campaign by casino proponents, a new statewide public opinion poll confirms that Pennsylvania voters remain opposed to a Gettysburg slots parlor.
April 13, 2006
CIVIL
WAR PRESERVATION TRUST ANNOUNCES THE "FIND THE POCONOS" CONTEST
On April 4, 2006, the Civil War Preservation
Trust (CWPT) released an independent report about the impact of
a large casino on Gettysburg and the surrounding region. In response
to the report, entitled "The Impact of a Large Casino on the
Gettysburg Area: A Realistic Assessment"; Chance Enterprises
issued a news release attacking CWPT for commissioning the report.
April 7, 2006
PENNSYLVANIA
GAMING CONTROL BOARD HOLDS PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSAL TO BUILD
A CASINO NEAR GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
The nonpartisan National Parks Conservation
Association (NPCA) today testified at a public hearing in Harrisburg,
urging the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to reject Chance
Enterprises' application for a license to build a casino with up
to 5,000 slot machines within a mile of Gettysburg National Military
Park.
April 4, 2006
NEW
GETTYSBURG CASINO STUDY REVEALS SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN CHANCE
IMPACT
REPORT
The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) today
released an independent report on the impact of a large casino on
Gettysburg and the surrounding region.
March 16, 2006
STATEMENT
OF HISTORIAN ED BEARSS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF EAST
CAVALRY FIELD
In recent weeks, Chance Enterprises, the
investment group trying to build a new casino within a mile of East
Cavalry Field, has tried to diminish the historic significance of
the East Cavalry Field site, in order to improve their chances of
getting a license for a slots parlor. As a result of the casino
controversy, last month CWPT identified Gettysburg as one of the
ten most endangered battlefields in the nation.
February 28, 2006
CIVIL
WAR PRESERVATION TRUST UNVEILS MOST ENDANGERED BATTLEFIELDS REPORT
A once sleepy crossroads town in Pennsylvania
where the blood of 50,000 Americans was shed, a fertile valley in
Virginia where armies clashed for four long years, and a little-known
New Mexico battleground known as the "Gettysburg of the West,"
were today announced as some of the nation's most endangered Civil
War battlefields.
September 17, 2005
CWPT
APPLAUDS RENDELL'S REMARKS ABOUT GETTYSBURG CASINO
In a televised interview, Pennsylvania governor
pans proposal for a casino at Gettysburg.
June 16, 2005
GETTYBURG
IS NO PLACE FOR A CASINO
Governor Ed Rendell and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania face a
critical decision about the future of Gettysburg.
May 17, 2005
CIVIL
WAR PRESERVATION TRUST CONDEMNS PLAN TO BUILD CASINO AT GETTYSBURG
The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) today condemned plans to
build a casino adjacent to Gettysburg National Military Park. According
to press reports, a group of investors is seeking a license to open
a casino at the intersection of U.S. routes 15 and 30, east of Gettysburg.
Casino Impact
DISTANCES FROM SLOTS PARLOR TO GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD LANDMARKS
Map is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
Casino Location
MAP OF GETTYSBURG SHOWING PROPOSED CASINO SITE
Map is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
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