Urgent news from Dr. Guy Clark…….please spread the word!
Dewey, This bill is on a very fast-track. Please give it all the emphasis you can allow. The papers haven’t gotten this right yet. Senator Smith testified to the whole Senate that this allows the lottery to operate “Class III gaming machines,” which is the technical description of casino slot machines. He also said it could invalidate the compacts with every tribe in New Mexico. Guy Clark
****ACTION ALERT—CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE re SB 180—THOUSANDS OF VLT’s (SLOT MACHINES) GOING TO EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE STATE****
Friends,
Senate Bill 180, the bill that would allow the lottery authority to operate Video Lottery Terminals (read Slot Machines) was passed by the whole Senate yesterday, February 12. It has already been assigned to the House Ways and Means Committee. This bill is moving with extraordinary speed through the legislature, and it could easily be passed by the House of Representatives before the end of the session unless the citizens of this state convince the House to stall or kill the bill.
If the lottery authority gets this bill passed, we could have thousands of video slot machines going to every neighborhood in the state at bars, convenience stores, barber shops, restaurants, grocery stores, etc.
Legalizing VLT’s would be the most massive expansion of gambling in New Mexico in decades.
Please call your State Representative as soon as possible. You can click here to go to the page “Find your legislator by address.” Type in your address, including City, State and ZIP code where it says “Enter address.” Next go below to the field “Political body” and scroll to “House of Representatives.” Click on “Search.” That will bring up the name of your Representative and his/her picture. Click on their name and it will bring up their website with all their contact information. Call the listed office number in Santa Fe to reach them. If you can’t open their website, call the legislative switchboard at 505-986-4300 and ask for their office.
Please contact your Representative as soon as possible. If you call, you will most likely have to leave a message with their secretary. Be sure to say, “Have Representative _________ vote against SB 180. Add any other points you would like to make about VLT’s. Please by brief and courteous.
Please forward this Action Alert to all your appropriate email lists.
Cordially,
Dr. Guy C. Clark, chairman
Stop Predatory Gambling New Mexico
505-259-7541
