Some residents in the Kenosha County village of Bristol are worried community leaders are fast-tracking a land sale that could put a casino in their backyard. And the local government’s failure to clearly alert residents to action on the property is only heightening concerns that the Bristol Village Board is secretly trying to drive a deal that could ultimately prove detrimental to the community.   Read more here: Secrecy shrouds Bristol land deal for casino – Wisconsin Spotlight

Wisconsin Spotlight has learned that the Bristol Community Development Authority (CDA) recently approved an offer by the Kenosha Land Co. to purchase some 60 acres owned by the Village of Bristol in Kenosha County but located in the city of Kenosha. The Kenosha Land Co. shares the same address as Hard Rock International, operator of a brand of hotels, restaurants and casinos owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The authority’s recommendation now goes to the Village Board for a final vote,...

MAY 25TH, 2022 | 6:09 AM | By M.D. Kittle HARD ROCK CASINO COMING BACK? MADISON — A long-dead casino project in Kenosha is being resurrected by the Florida Indian tribe that partnered on a similar proposal nearly a decade ago, Capitol sources tell Empower Wisconsin. This time, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is looking to purchase approximately 16 acres just west of Interstate-94 in the growing village of Bristol, about 15 miles west of Kenosha, sources say. Bristol village officials say they...

“Survey Finds 1 in 4 Americans Gamble Daily” “Studies” like this give the false impression that gambling away half of your income is a positive thing. In reality, it leads to gambling addiction. We must continue to push back against these false narratives. The statistics in the “responsible gambling” report are eye-opening. … See more

The minimum wage in Texas is $7.25 per hour. It would take almost 14 hours for a worker to earn back the money lost from this $100 scratch-off ticket. “A significant amount of sales for these convenience stores is from people coming in to cash their payroll checks,” he said. Stores pay a portion of the check amounts in cash, and customers accept the rest in lottery tickets..” READ MORE

This is why we emphasize that “risk-free” bets are never risk-free. “One of the worst things that would happen when I was trying to stop gambling was when the companies would message you as a ‘VIP customer’ and say, ‘We haven’t seen you for a while – here’s £200 in your account.” READ MORE

Casinos drive Wisconsin’s tribal economies, generating nearly $1.3 billion in net winnings a year before the pandemic’s disruption, according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration, which tracks gaming dollars. But by 2021 those winnings dropped by nearly a third to $893 million — an aggregate total that obscures the financial hit to individual tribes.  Read more here.

Here is the clear danger behind “risk-free” and “free-to-play” gaming. “Free to Play (F2P) games are effectively a gateway strategy to recruit users who may have never considered betting on sports or racing.”  Read more here.

On Monday, another player joined the infamous ranks of NFL players that have bet on the league’s games. That would be Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley.  Read more here.

For the past several years Americans have been increasingly exposed to predatory gambling, the practice of using gambling to prey on human weakness for profit. Unfortunately, rather than protect the vulnerable, state governments are colluding with the profiteers to exploit ​​their citizens. For-profit gambling, or commercial gambling, is illegal unless granted special legal exemption by the government — which many states are increasingly willing to provide.  Read more here.