Atlantic City Deserves to Stay New Jersey's Gaming Capital
North Jersey casinos would devastate Atlantic County's economy, putting thousands out of work and out of their homes. Join the fight to keep gaming in Atlantic City only.
North Jersey casinos would devastate Atlantic County's economy, putting thousands out of work and out of their homes. Join the fight to keep gaming in Atlantic City only.
The Case Against Expansion
For decades, Atlantic City has been New Jersey's designated home for casino gaming — a hard-fought arrangement that has generated billions in revenue, tens of thousands of jobs, and a unique economic identity for South Jersey. Expanding casinos to North Jersey threatens all of that.
North Jersey politicians argue that casinos at The Meadowlands and Monmouth Park would help us recoup revenue from New York gaming. As we saw from Pennsylvania gaming, the answer isn't to cannibalize Atlantic City. It's to help Atlantic City grow, diversify its economy, and tackle crime.
South Jersey Forward opposes any expansion of casino gaming outside Atlantic City. We believe in evidence-based policy — and the evidence is clear.
North Jersey casinos won't draw customers from New York casinos. They'll instead take customers away from Atlantic City, causing as many as four casinos to close.
When four casinos closed, Atlantic County became number-one in the nation for foreclosures. With North Jersey casinos, unemployment and foreclosures would skyrocket.
The voters of New Jersey already decided this issue in 2016. They overwhelmingly rejected North Jersey casinos by an 80-20 margin. North Jersey casinos lost in all 21 counties, including Bergen and Monmouth counties.
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Dear Senator / Assembly Members,
I am writing to urge you to oppose any legislation that would consider a constitutional amendment to expand casino gaming outside of Atlantic City.
Atlantic City was designated as New Jersey's home for casino gaming for good reason — to concentrate economic development in a community that needed it most. Expanding casinos to North Jersey would cannibalize Atlantic City's gaming revenue, eliminate thousands of South Jersey jobs, and break the promise made to the communities that built their economies around the Atlantic City gaming compact.
The voters of New Jersey already decided this issue in 2016, rejecting North Jersey casinos by an 80-20 margin across all 21 counties. I urge you to honor that mandate, stand with Atlantic City, stand with South Jersey workers, and oppose North Jersey casino expansion.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
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About This Campaign
The No North Jersey Casinos campaign is an initiative of South Jersey Forward, a nonprofit think tank and advocacy organization that is committed to exploring bold public policy to solve our problems.
From Atlantic City to the Delaware Bay, the Pinelands to Cape May, we research and identify solutions that will make South Jersey a better place to live.
On the question of casino expansion, the evidence is clear: North Jersey casinos would harm Atlantic City, hurt South Jersey workers, and benefit out-of-state corporations at the expense of New Jersey taxpayers.
Learn more about our work at southjerseyforward.org.
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