Pastor Dewey Moede Note: Thank the Lord for people like Dr. Guy Clark that stand in the gap for God on the horrific gambling problem in New Mexico! We are thankful for our relationship with Dr. Clark and what he stands for! PS: Not enough of the body of Christ is involved in this effort to end gambling in New Mexico. I do not find in my Bible that this is allowed. Thanks to all of the FGGAM readers that got involved in stopping this ungodly legislation! PTL!! Thank you LORD for those that see your ways. 
SUCCESS IN DEFEATING SB-180
Dear Friends,
Senate Bill 180, the bill that had the potential to replace the paper lottery with video slot machines went down today, February 16, in House Ways and Means Committee in a lopsided 8 to 4 victory for our side.
The bill had been on a fast-track, passing its first Senate Committee on February 8, skipped out of Senate Finance, and passed the full Senate on February12. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee on the same day.
There were probably several reasons for the victory. Our pounding on the nebulous phrase in the bill allowing the lottery authority to contract for “lottery gaming systems,” raised the spectre of slot machines in lottery vendors across the state. Another reason for the victory was the dozens of phone calls and emails that most of the committee members received calling for the rejection of the bill (GOOD WORK!!). An editorial in the Albuquerque Journal today, February 16, titled, “Don’t let scholarship bill expand video gambling” probably helped us to defeat the bill.
At any rate, many members of the committee were not comfortable with the “lottery gaming systems” phrase, although the sponsors tried hard to explain it away. They denied that it meant video slot machines, but were never successful in explaining what it WAS.
It was a great victory and we are thankful for all of your help.
Dr. Guy C. Clark, chairman
Stop Predatory Gambling New Mexico
