Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization based in Washington, D.C. The organization has affiliates in most states across the country.
Stop Predatory Gambling's main objective is to highlight "predatory gambling" as a failed public policy. According to their website, predatory gambling is defined as "the government program of casinos and lotteries that uses gambling to prey on human weakness for profit". They seek to highlight the business model and the social and economic costs associated with government's partnership with commercial gambling interests, including but not limited to: the loss of jobs; the rise in addiction, crime, and suicide; and increases in personal debt and bankruptcy rates. The organization is funded by small donors as well as donations from various foundations and faith-based organizations. According to Tom Grey, "We're up against a multi-billion dollar industry, and we're beating them with housewives and dentists." The organization also identifies itself as non-partisan and diverse: Executive Director Les Bernal cites the united front against predatory gambling from both conservative and liberal religious organizations, as well as secular groups, as proof of the "myth that liberal and conservative religious groups can't get along". In 2011, Stop Predatory Gambling appeared on 60 Minutes during their coverage on slot machines, "Slot Machines: The Big Gamble".
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