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All Fact-checks for Gambling

Dave Syverson
stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to "keep more of it."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 15, 2019

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stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"The Nevada Gaming Commission did not find Trump ‘trustworthy’ enough for a gaming license."

July 9, 2019

Denny Hoskins
stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports:

The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state"

By Zara McDowell-Barker • March 15, 2019

Hillary Clinton
stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in Tempe, Ariz.:

Says Donald Trump "says organized crime runs wild on reservations."

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2016

Mark Warner
stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.:

Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses."

By Linda Qiu, Sean Gorman • July 11, 2016

Charles Van Zant
stated on February 29, 2016 in a House Finance and Tax committee meeting:

"For every time the state gets paid a dollar in taxes (on gambling), somebody loses $6."

By Joshua Gillin • March 4, 2016

Seminole Tribe of Florida
stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial:

The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history."

By Joshua Gillin • February 11, 2016

ESPN
stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article:

Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.

By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate:

"When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no."

By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • September 17, 2015

John Taylor
stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":

"The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 7, 2015

Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc.
stated on November 8, 2014 in a tweet:

The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida.

By James B. Nelson • November 20, 2014

Jack Roberts
stated on December 11, 2013 in an interview on Oregon Public Broadcasting:

"We don’t show people playing these games. We don’t show them winning playing the video lottery games."

By Dana Tims • December 19, 2013

Julaine Appling
stated on November 13, 2013 in a radio interview:

In Wisconsin, more than 300,000 people have "some kind of addictive gambling problem, whether it’s pathological or what we’d categorize as a problem gambler."

By Dave Umhoefer • November 27, 2013

Frank Fahrenkopf
stated on October 19, 2013 in an opinion piece in the "Miami Herald":

"The majority of people travelling to these destination resorts are not going for the primary purpose of gambling."

By Rochelle Koff • November 12, 2013

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting:

"The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer."

By Dave Umhoefer • September 11, 2013