Dear Editor:

While our organization does not take a position on gambling expansion efforts, we do take issue with your reporting of the results of the various state ballot initiatives this past Election Day.

While Maine did reject a proposal for an Indian casino, voters there also approved slots at the racetracks. While Colorado rejected slots at the racetracks, it should be pointed out that it was the existing casinos in that state leading the campaign against that proposal. And finally, while you reported that a single county in Iowa rejected a casino, you failed to mention that four other counties in Iowa have voted this year to approve a casino.

Your paper certainly has the right to editorialize, but in doing so it should not omit critical details. Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information does nothing to advance sound public policy decisions.

Sincerely,

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer