A Casino Land Report by David Blankenhorn New York’s Promise Why Sponsoring Casinos Is a Regressive Policy Unworthy of a Great State Institute for American Values Page 1 About the Author avid Blankenhorn is the founder and president of the Institute for American DValues, a nonpartisan think tank devoted to strengthening families and civil society. He is a co-editor of eight books and the author of Thrift: A Cyclopedia (2008), The Future of Marriage (2007), and Fatherless America (1995). He lives in New York City. Acknowledgements or their help and colleagueship, the author wishes to thank Les Bernal, Sam FCole, Paul Davies, Earl Grinols, Mathew Kaal, Alicia Savarese, Josephine Tramantano, Pete Walley, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Jody Wood, and Amy Ziet- tlow. The views expressed in this report are the author’s alone. For financial support, the Institute for American Values wishes to thank the Bod- man Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Institute’s other finan- cial supporters. This report is dedicated to the memory of Fiorello La Guardia. On the cover: Fiorello La Guar- © 2013 Institute for American Values. No dia (1882–1947) smashing con- reproduction of the materials contained fiscated slot machines, 1934 (b/w herein is permitted without written per- photo), American Photographer, mission of the Institute for American Val- (20th century) / Private Collection ues. / Peter Newark American Pictures / The Bridgeman Art Library ISBN# 978-1-931764-48-3 Ebook ISBN# 978-1-931764-49-0 Institute for American Values 1841 Broadway, Suite 211 New York, New York 10023 Tel: 212.246.3942 Fax: 212.541.6665 Website: www.americanvalues.org E-mail:
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