Issue Research: Gambling

CTV does not support the expansion of gambling, of any kind, in Michigan. We have already become the Las Vegas of the north and acknowledge the well-documented harmful effects of gambling on individuals and communities. We disagree with those who think Michigan, or any state or community, can gamble its way to prosperity.

• Casino Watch - Books on Gambling
• Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission on Gambling
  Since 1890, the Southern Baptist Convention has formally expressed its opposition to legalized gambling. Over the course of more than 100 years, the Convention has adopted 14 resolutions on this issue. The most recent resolution was passed in 1997. It calls on all Christians “to exercise their influence by refusing to participate in any form of gambling or its promotion.” In addition, the resolution urges “political leaders to enact laws restricting and eventually eliminating all forms of gambling and its advertisement.
• Focus on the Family on Gambling
  Focus on the Family opposes all forms of legalized gambling for both moral and pragmatic reasons. We believe the net societal effect of our government's embrace of gambling has been disastrous.
• Focus on the Family - Gambling Surveys & Research
  Welcome to Focus On Social Issues gambling research library. We developed this page and the associated links to help citizens and professionals know and understand the truth about gambling. The site will continue to be updated as new research appears and permissions to post articles and papers are granted.
• Gamblers Anonymous
  Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.
• Michigan Gambling Laws
• Michigan Gaming Control Board
  Serving Michigan citizens by licensing and regulating commercial casinos in Detroit, their suppliers and employees; and by overseeing Native American casinos in Michigan.
• National Council on Problem Gambling
  The Mission of the National Council on Problem Gambling is to increase public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs for prevention and education.
• National Gambling Impact Study Commission Report
  This Commission conducted a comprehensive legal and factual study of the social and economic implications of gambling in the United States. This Report presents the principal findings of that effort and the recommendations believed to provide a coherent framework for action.