Petition · JUST SAY NO CASINO IN MARKHAM - Canada · Change.org
‘Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill have said a big NO to casino. Why should certain councillors promote a bad idea in Markham? The question is why Markham? Few Markham Council Members are seeking public input for Casino in the garb of “Markham Business entertainment centre with convention centre, 5 star hotels, exhibition hall, performing art centre, arena and a gaming resort” By packag’ 
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Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill have said a big NO to casino. Why should certain councillors promote a bad idea in Markham? The question is why Markham?
Few Markham Council Members are seeking public input for Casino in the garb of “Markham Business entertainment centre with convention centre, 5 star hotels, exhibition hall, performing art centre, arena and a gaming resort”
By packaging a Casino with other community uses is deceiving the residents. It is mixing good with bad. The question is WHY? What does this group gain by bringing this bad idea to Markham?
Markham is a family community and everything we do in the public domain should be focused on making the City a great place to live, play and raise a family.
Markham reflects a proud heritage combined with our rich and diverse, and growing community. We are the destination of choice of premier Canadian businesses; the destination of choice for those who wish to raise their families in a progressive, open and safe environment. Markham has no equal in the Greater Toronto Area, in fact, anywhere!
Casinos cause more harm than good. Casino will increase crime. Please say “NO” to Casino in Markham by signing petition
Casinos also caused negative ripple effects, such as bankruptcies, divorces and mental health problems, according to critics and statistics from the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania. The more money people spend at casinos also leaves less discretionary income for other business, critics argue.
While some businesses are benefiting from the increased traffic casinos are drawing, casinos are taking business away from others.
Casinos also have led to other problems.
TEN PROBLEMS CASINOS CAUSE
1. Financial Hardship: Problem gamblers will go to extraordinary lengths to finance their gambling, including spending up to the limit on credit cards, obtaining money from life insurance policies, taking out loans or borrowing money from other sources, says the Minnesota Institute of Public Health. These financial pressures, if great enough, often lead to bankruptcy.
2. Job Loss: Job loss is often another result of excessive gambling. Being fired points to the gambler’s inability to function appropriately in the work place, and worsens the financial impact of a gambling addiction. Absenteeism can be one sign of a problem, according to the Minnesota Institute of Public Health.
3. Child Neglect: Focus on the Family reports that “in Indiana, a review of the state’s gaming commission records revealed that 72 children were found abandoned on casino premises during a 14-month period.” Medicinenet.com adds that children of compulsive gamblers are often more likely to exhibit problem behaviors, experience depression or develop substance abuse problems.
4. Domestic Violence: The emotional strain of problems that accompany gambling often lead to domestic violence. Focus on Family states that “three years after casinos were legalized in Deadwood, South Dakota, felony crimes increased by 40 percent, child abuse increased 42 percent, and domestic violence and assaults rose 80 percent.”
5. Divorce: Divorce is another frequent side effect of problem gambling. According to Focus on the Family, “in the National Gambling Impact Study, the lifetime divorce rates for problem and pathological gamblers were 39.5 percent and 53.5 percent, respectively; the rate in non-gamblers was 18.2 percent.”
6. Substance Abuse: Substance abuse often goes hand-in-hand with problem gambling. According to the Massachusetts Council for Compulsive Gambling, “75% of all pathological gamblers have had problems with alcohol” and “38% of all pathological gamblers have had problems with other drugs.”
7. Crime: Problem gamblers often turn to crime to finance their gambling. The Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council states that fraud, embezzlement, forgery and other types of theft are common crimes that gamblers commit.
8. Personality Changes: As gambling behavior intensifies, the gambler’s personality can change. Secrecy and mood swings are among the most common changes, according to Minnesota Institute of Public Health.
9. Loss of Self-Esteem: According to Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council, another problem caused by excessive gambling is a loss of the gambler’s self-esteem. This, ironically, furthers the gambling problem.
10. Suicide: According to Focus on Family, 20 percent of problem gamblers will make a suicide attempt. Ten percent of their spouses will make a suicide attempt.
Thank you for your support,
Khalid Usman, FCPA, FCA, O.M.C., T.Kt.
Report a policy violationToronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill have said a big NO to casino. Why should certain councillors promote a bad idea in Markham? The question is why Markham?
Few Markham Council Members are seeking public input for Casino in the garb of “Markham Business entertainment centre with convention centre, 5 star hotels, exhibition hall, performing art centre, arena and a gaming resort”
By packaging a Casino with other community uses is deceiving the residents. It is mixing good with bad. The question is WHY? What does this group gain by bringing this bad idea to Markham?
Markham is a family community and everything we do in the public domain should be focused on making the City a great place to live, play and raise a family.
Markham reflects a proud heritage combined with our rich and diverse, and growing community. We are the destination of choice of premier Canadian businesses; the destination of choice for those who wish to raise their families in a progressive, open and safe environment. Markham has no equal in the Greater Toronto Area, in fact, anywhere!
Casinos cause more harm than good. Casino will increase crime. Please say “NO” to Casino in Markham by signing petition
Casinos also caused negative ripple effects, such as bankruptcies, divorces and mental health problems, according to critics and statistics from the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania. The more money people spend at casinos also leaves less discretionary income for other business, critics argue.
While some businesses are benefiting from the increased traffic casinos are drawing, casinos are taking business away from others.
Casinos also have led to other problems.
TEN PROBLEMS CASINOS CAUSE
1. Financial Hardship: Problem gamblers will go to extraordinary lengths to finance their gambling, including spending up to the limit on credit cards, obtaining money from life insurance policies, taking out loans or borrowing money from other sources, says the Minnesota Institute of Public Health. These financial pressures, if great enough, often lead to bankruptcy.
2. Job Loss: Job loss is often another result of excessive gambling. Being fired points to the gambler’s inability to function appropriately in the work place, and worsens the financial impact of a gambling addiction. Absenteeism can be one sign of a problem, according to the Minnesota Institute of Public Health.
3. Child Neglect: Focus on the Family reports that “in Indiana, a review of the state’s gaming commission records revealed that 72 children were found abandoned on casino premises during a 14-month period.” Medicinenet.com adds that children of compulsive gamblers are often more likely to exhibit problem behaviors, experience depression or develop substance abuse problems.
4. Domestic Violence: The emotional strain of problems that accompany gambling often lead to domestic violence. Focus on Family states that “three years after casinos were legalized in Deadwood, South Dakota, felony crimes increased by 40 percent, child abuse increased 42 percent, and domestic violence and assaults rose 80 percent.”
5. Divorce: Divorce is another frequent side effect of problem gambling. According to Focus on the Family, “in the National Gambling Impact Study, the lifetime divorce rates for problem and pathological gamblers were 39.5 percent and 53.5 percent, respectively; the rate in non-gamblers was 18.2 percent.”
6. Substance Abuse: Substance abuse often goes hand-in-hand with problem gambling. According to the Massachusetts Council for Compulsive Gambling, “75% of all pathological gamblers have had problems with alcohol” and “38% of all pathological gamblers have had problems with other drugs.”
7. Crime: Problem gamblers often turn to crime to finance their gambling. The Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council states that fraud, embezzlement, forgery and other types of theft are common crimes that gamblers commit.
8. Personality Changes: As gambling behavior intensifies, the gambler’s personality can change. Secrecy and mood swings are among the most common changes, according to Minnesota Institute of Public Health.
9. Loss of Self-Esteem: According to Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council, another problem caused by excessive gambling is a loss of the gambler’s self-esteem. This, ironically, furthers the gambling problem.
10. Suicide: According to Focus on Family, 20 percent of problem gamblers will make a suicide attempt. Ten percent of their spouses will make a suicide attempt.
Thank you for your support,
Khalid Usman, FCPA, FCA, O.M.C., T.Kt.
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