***This petition was submitted to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on June 12, 2022 prior to the public feedback submission deadline. Additional signatures to the petition will be displayed online, but will not be considered by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.***
"We, the undersigned, do not want a casino in our community. We hereby request that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board deny the license for the proposed casino at the Nittany Mall."
When signing, please answer as many questions as possible about your contact info. This information will be kept private and used only to confirm the legitimacy of your signature to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. If you check the option to join the local e-mail list, your e-mail address will also be used to send you occasional e-mail updates about our community's ongoing efforts to oppose the Nittany Mall Casino.
For information about more ways that you can help protect our community from the harms that the proposed Nittany Mall Casino would cause, please visit https://saynocasino.org and https://www.facebook.com/groups/364079139000157.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
May 12, 2022
April 21, 2022
The feedback from our neighbors continues to reveal deep concerns about this project that the board is clearly ignoring. I have been spending my nights reviewing the formal responses because we cannot let them push this plan through in the dark.
April 17, 2022
Reaching one hundred signatures feels like a heavy weight being lifted because it proves we are not alone in this fight. This road is exhausting but seeing your names here gives me the will to keep pushing forward.
Reached 100 supporters
April 16, 2022
April 14, 2022
The days feel long and the process is draining but we are grinding toward the first hundred signatures. I am exhausted by the constant uphill battle against this casino but we have to keep pushing to prove that our community refuses to be ignored.
688 Comments
If gambling is not a problem, as some people believe, why are there always disclaimers on the ads and in the casinos that say if you have a gambling addiction, you can have help provided to you? Seems like a serious mixed message to me.
I'm just not feeling this. If the local government(s) need more revenue, then raise taxes. It just seems like bad mojo to generate that revenue on false hope, somewhat rare moments of uplift, and many more moments of disappointment.
As a former thrapist who worked weith students, I am concerned about the negative effects this will have for students. They have enough problems without getting involved in gambling, which no doubt will happen if a casino is here.
I oppose the Nittany Mall casino. It will put undo stress on already limited volunteer first responders due to increased alcohol & drug overdoses as well as increased police calls. It will burden the community more than benefit it.
Please find something else more suitable for a more family-friendly environment. Very concerned that this area will be consumed higher crime and addictions. Let's promote a more peaceful and welcoming environment for all ages. A Costco would be much preferred.
We do not need an escalation of addiction, crime and some people wasting the limited resources they have on gambling. This impacts Mifflin County residents too.
Casinos have consistently brought high crime to areas where they have been introduced. I saw it happen in Lawrenceburg, IN where I lived from 1989 - 1992
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***This petition was submitted to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on June 12, 2022 prior to the public feedback submission deadline. Additional signatures to the petition will be displayed online, but will not be considered by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.***
"We, the undersigned, do not want a casino in our community. We hereby request that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board deny the license for the proposed casino at the Nittany Mall."
When signing, please answer as many questions as possible about your contact info. This information will be kept private and used only to confirm the legitimacy of your signature to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. If you check the option to join the local e-mail list, your e-mail address will also be used to send you occasional e-mail updates about our community's ongoing efforts to oppose the Nittany Mall Casino.
For information about more ways that you can help protect our community from the harms that the proposed Nittany Mall Casino would cause, please visit https://saynocasino.org and https://www.facebook.com/groups/364079139000157.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 12, 2022
April 21, 2022
The feedback from our neighbors continues to reveal deep concerns about this project that the board is clearly ignoring. I have been spending my nights reviewing the formal responses because we cannot let them push this plan through in the dark.
April 17, 2022
Reaching one hundred signatures feels like a heavy weight being lifted because it proves we are not alone in this fight. This road is exhausting but seeing your names here gives me the will to keep pushing forward.
Reached 100 supporters
April 16, 2022
April 14, 2022
The days feel long and the process is draining but we are grinding toward the first hundred signatures. I am exhausted by the constant uphill battle against this casino but we have to keep pushing to prove that our community refuses to be ignored.
688 Comments
A casino in this location creates a dangerous environment wherein addiction is already high. There are multiple universities near the proposed location, not only Penn State, and this demographic is particularly vulnerable to risky decision making.
If gambling is not a problem, as some people believe, why are there always disclaimers on the ads and in the casinos that say if you have a gambling addiction, you can have help provided to you? Seems like a serious mixed message to me.
I'm just not feeling this. If the local government(s) need more revenue, then raise taxes. It just seems like bad mojo to generate that revenue on false hope, somewhat rare moments of uplift, and many more moments of disappointment.
As a former thrapist who worked weith students, I am concerned about the negative effects this will have for students. They have enough problems without getting involved in gambling, which no doubt will happen if a casino is here.
I oppose the Nittany Mall casino. It will put undo stress on already limited volunteer first responders due to increased alcohol & drug overdoses as well as increased police calls. It will burden the community more than benefit it.
Please find something else more suitable for a more family-friendly environment. Very concerned that this area will be consumed higher crime and addictions. Let's promote a more peaceful and welcoming environment for all ages. A Costco would be much preferred.
We do not need an escalation of addiction, crime and some people wasting the limited resources they have on gambling. This impacts Mifflin County residents too.
Casinos have consistently brought high crime to areas where they have been introduced. I saw it happen in Lawrenceburg, IN where I lived from 1989 - 1992
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A casino in this location creates a dangerous environment wherein addiction is already high. There are multiple universities near the proposed location, not only Penn State, and this demographic is particularly vulnerable to risky decision making.