Below is the link to watch the important event "The Truth About the Economic Impact of Casinos" that featured Dr. Jonathan Krutz, emeritus professor of the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University, and Dr. Earl Grinols, and Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Baylor University. Brief background about each speaker is below. If you weren't able to attend, I urge you to watch it. Dr. Krutz and Dr. Grinols spotlighted the truth about the economic consequences of local casinos in our communities and across our country. After you watch it, I strongly urge you to share the video on your email list and and your social media networks, inviting people to learn for themselves how serious the problem of predatory gambling has become. I also strongly encourage you to share the video with every local, state, and federal official in your region, along with members of the local and state media. The video is posted to our YouTube channel and can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=gYf_zLZmV6Q This webinar is one of a series of events that we're hosting and we'd be grateful if you could please take one minute to fill out this brief survey about the event to give us your feedback. About the Speakers: Dr. Jonathan Krutz holds an MBA from the University of Iowa and a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Boise State University, where he is an emeritus professor of the College of Business and Economics. He has studied gambling policy issues and provided expert testimony for policy makers for more than 25 years. Because of his concerns about the lack of accurate, fact-based information about the impacts of commercialized gambling, Dr. Krutz has volunteered as a member of the Stop Predatory Gambling Board of Directors since 2007. His most recent research is titled "Do Casinos Create Economic Development? A 15-Year National Analysis of Local Retail Sales and Employment Growth" and you can read it here. Dr. Earl L Grinols, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Baylor University, holds an economics PhD from MIT and two undergraduate summa cum laude degrees in mathematics and economics. He has studied the impacts, both benefits and costs, of gambling since the early 1990s. His book, Gambling in America: Costs and Benefits through Cambridge University Press is available at Amazon.com. His most recent book, How We Flourish: The Surprising Path to a Just Prosperity was just released and is also available at Amazon.com. It is only because of the selfless financial generosity of our members that we are able to fund important events like this national webinar. If you support our mission to reveal the truth behind commercialized gambling operators to prevent more victims, please become a member of our national network by making a gift of any size you can afford today. Thank you. Best,
Les Bernal
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