AFA Emails 80,000 Hoosiers Asking Them to Call Governor Daniels to Veto Gambling Expanision Bill

Governor Mitch Daniels Needs to Hear from You About Gambling Expansion Bill
Urge Indiana Governor Daniels to veto House Bill 1153

Dear Jim ,

AFA of Indiana Director Micah Clark has notified us that House Bill 1153 has passed the legislature and is on the way to the Governor’s office for his approval or veto.

This legislation is yet another expansion of the gambling industry in Indiana, a state by which some reports indicate, is already among the top five gambling states in the nation in terms of revenue. The last thing Indiana needs is more gambling.

HB 1153 allows bars to create new gambling games through pulls tabs and tip board gaming devices. Allowing people and perhaps those with gambling-addictive tendencies to gamble while consuming alcoholic beverages is certainly not in the public good as a matter of state policy.

This is yet another gambling expansion measure passed by the legislature. Here is what State Senator Mike Delph said of this legislation. “Indiana is addicted to gambling and needs to go into rehab…Last year slot machines, this year pull-tabs, next year, who knows what? Greed has no boundaries.”

HB 1153 barely passed the Indiana Senate with only 26 of 50 votes. The Governor’s veto of the bill could delay or kill this proposal for this year.

Take Action

Click here to send Governor Mich Daniels and urge him to veto House Bill 1153.

P.S.-AFA of Indiana will be hosting author and scholar Dinesh D’Souza at Crossroads Bible College on Monday evening March 24th, 6 PM at the college - 601 N. Shortridge Rd. on the East side of Indianapolis. This is a free event. He will speak about his new book, “What’s So Great About Christianity?” that addresses the flood of a new aggressive atheism that has risen in recent years. Dinesh is a former policy analyst for President Ronald Reagan. Click here for more information about this important event.

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Sincerely,

Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman American Family Association