Has Pennsylvania’s highest court been compromised by greed and political corruption? A year ago, when I first got involved with working to keep casinos out of Philadelphia neighborhoods, I might have been shocked by the very idea. Now the question seems appropriate.  read more »

As many of you have heard, State Senator Vincent Fumo recently put his Fairmount area mansion up for sale. The asking price is a whopping $6.95 million dollars. According to the listing on Fox & Roach’s website, the property has been “restored to it’s original grandeur” with elevators on all 6 floors, a brick oven and spa, wine cellar, 7 fireplaces, 3 powder rooms, a large custom vault, and a state of the art security system.  read more »

Kevin Nalty, of Cubebreak and WillVideoForFood.com has made a hilarious new video for Casino-Free Philadelphia that perfectly captures the absurdity of the casino industry and their PR machine. Our favorite part is when the casino executive points out that the 1500 ft buffer equals an outrageous 18,000 inches.

Click here to see the video.

On May 15, cast your vote on the casino issue at PhillysBallotBox.org.

PhillysBallotBox.org is a project of Casino-Free Philadelphia. While Casino-Free Philadelphia continues the “Yes on #1” campaign; Philly’s Ballot Box is a separate effort to set up a full election.  read more »