The casinos have long claimed that they invest in our communities and help stimulate our economy. But reports from the ethics commission reveal that 82% of the Yes on A spending went out of state. Very little was spent in the state as $12,380,082 were sent out of state. The biggest recipient was the Hollywood CA company they hired to run the strategy and commercials for their deceptive campaign - Winner & Mandabach received $9,162,281. A Seattle WA printing company received $2,056,922, National Petition Management in Michigan received almost a million dollars and they spend almost $200,000 in other miscellaneous charges out of the state.
The only real spending in the state was to a few PR firms, their spokespersons, and the law enforcement
and teachers they paid to endorse Prop A. The casinos could even buy there promotional t-shirts here in Missouri; they paid the Las Vegas company Eagle Promotions over $30,000 for their shirts.
These spending habits are simply a microcosm of how the casinos do business. Casinos don’t help our economy. They take money away from small business and restaurants all around the state and instead of that money being reinvested in our community, its get shipped out to Las Vegas. This information and more can be found in our Policy Brief entitled “Expanded Gambling & the Loss Limit: How its removal will impact Missouri”
Please vote NO on Proposition A, and tell everyone you know to visit www.NOonA.com
