Tuxedo, Sterling Forest, and the Proposed Casino
- Sterling Forest Partnership - a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Sterling Forest
- Demographic rational for NOT choosing Tuxedo for a casino site, per intent of NY Prop 1 2013 [pdf]
- Download a copy of the suggested Opposition Letter [pdf]
- Town of Tuxedo info page - publically-released documents concerning the proposed Sterling Forest Resort
- Casino DEIS - Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Sterling Forest Resort & Casino for review and comment
- (some of) What Genting Isn't Telling You About SFR's Impact on United Water [pdf]
SFR Casino and NY State's Gambling Scheme in the News
- Casino Market Saturation
- Albany Doubling Down as Casino Boom Fades - New York Times, Aug 10 2014, part of "The Buy-In" series
- A Rich Plan in New York’s Casino Race Is No Sure Thing for Cuomo - New York Times, Sept 8 2014, part of "The Buy-In" series
- Sterling Forest mega-casino would gamble with New Jersey drinking water - NJ.com, Sept 29 2014
- Environmental groups fighting Sterling Forest casino - Legislative Gazette, Oct 14 2014
- Say no to this casino, to protect N.J.'s water supply - Star-Ledger Editorial Board, Aug 31 2014
- Editorial: Keep the casino promise - Times Union Editorial, Sept 13 2014
- Don’t Gamble Away Sterling Forest - New York Times Editorial Board, Oct 7 2014
Casinos and Negative Socioeconomic Impact On Host Communities
- In Queens, a Casino Bet Gone Bad - New York Times, June 15 2013
- The harm that casinos do - David Frum / CNN, Sept 24 2013
- A Good Way to Wreck a Local Economy: Build Casinos - The Atlantic, Aug 7 2014
- Do you want to increase crime, poverty, and addiction in your area? Build a casino. - The Week, Sept 5 2014
- Casinos bring jobs, headaches to Eastern Connecticut
- Seduction by Casino - Former Congressman Robert H. Steele on effects of Big Gambling [video]
Gambling Addiction and Public Health Costs of State Sponsored Casinos
- Gambling with America’s Health? - the2x2project.org, Sept 10 2014
- Is New York equipped to deal with problem gambling?
- Gambling states addicted to easy money - USA Today Editorial Board, Sept 25 2014
Casinos and Drunk Driving
- Journal of Health Economics: The impact of casinos on fatal alcohol-related traffic accidents [pdf]
- Sands Casino linked to increase in DUIs by Northampton County report
Casinos and Money Laundering
- Drug Traffickers Laundering Profits Through Casinos
- Attorney General Pam Bondi: drug dealers use casinos to launder money
Casinos and Crime
- Study: Casinos increase crime
- The Washington Post - Studies: Casinos bring jobs, but also crime, bankruptcy, and even suicide