Opposition to Casino in Centre County

No good has ever come to a town that built a casino.

College campus is not appropriate for a casino

Vote no on casino in State College

I am strongly against casino building in our town!!

Please do not allow this to go in to state college. I have sen first hand the deviation of gambling. It’s addicting. And Pa citizens get nothing. Move on

A casino is no place near a college campus…. Gambling addiction is real….

There is so much potential in Nittany Mall. A casino will make the mall worse than it is. New management is needed not a new casino.

I strongly oppose the casino at State College -- we do not need to bring in that kind of negative influence and impact on our college students or community.

Casinos target those who can least afford to lose and get almost all their revenue from local folks with a 'gambling problem'. Gambling addicts keep the casino in business, not the occasional visitor.

Please don't allow this casino to be brought to the mall. There are much better uses for this space that will create jobs and can do more than feed gambling addiction.

No. Just no.

Horrible idea to allow a casino near a college community, kids are there to study not to fall into the vices that a casino could bring. Also all sorts of crowds that will be around the college. Not in favor at all.

As we recover from the pandemic, we don't need folks being tempted to relieve financial stress by gambling and likely losing even more money. It will put a strain on our social services and in familiar relationships. When I lived in OR, there were multiple advertisements on the radio explaining to KIDS about how to talk to a family member dealing with gambling addiction. We don't need children to be "adulting" for their parents in Centre Co. We need holistic economic improvements after the pandemic - not short sighted, addiction-causing snake oil solutions.

I am a graduate student at Penn State, and though I will be leaving town shortly I oppose the proposal for a casino in the area. If there had been one around before I came here to study it would have impacted my decision to come. I love the small-town atmosphere of State College and do not see how giving college students another way to waste their time and money will be beneficial for them or for the larger community. Casinos take more from hard-working citizens than they give back.

I strongly oppose the casino at State College

I oppose this casino in the Nittany Mall. Our town is a college town and we would like to keep it this way.

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.

My daughter is a student at Penn State Univ and lives in University Park

I opposed the casino project for the Nittany Mall. I have lived in State College Borough for over 20 years and do NOT want a casino in our town.

Bringing a casino to Happy Valley will be detrimental to our community. We don't want casino companies preying on vulnerable people to enrich themselves.