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Latest Fact-Checks In Gambling

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Dave Syverson
stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview:
Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in “lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid” to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to “keep more of it.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 15, 2019
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stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“The Nevada Gaming Commission did not find Trump ‘trustworthy’ enough for a gaming license.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 9, 2019
Denny Hoskins
stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports:
The sports betting bill would create “$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state”
Half-True
By Zara McDowell-Barker • March 15, 2019
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in Tempe, Ariz.:
Says Donald Trump “says organized crime runs wild on reservations.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2016
Mark Warner
stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.:
Says Donald Trump has “bankrupt four separate businesses.”
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu, Sean Gorman • July 11, 2016
Charles Van Zant
stated on February 29, 2016 in a House Finance and Tax committee meeting:
“For every time the state gets paid a dollar in taxes (on gambling), somebody loses $6.”
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 4, 2016
Seminole Tribe of Florida
stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial:
The Seminole gambling compact offers “$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history.”  
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • February 11, 2016
ESPN
stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article:
Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2015
Jeb Bush
stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate:
“When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • September 17, 2015
John Taylor
stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":
“The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state.”
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 7, 2015
Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc.
stated on November 8, 2014 in a tweet:
The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida.
False
By James B. Nelson • November 20, 2014
Jack Roberts
stated on December 11, 2013 in an interview on Oregon Public Broadcasting:
“We don’t show people playing these games. We don’t show them winning playing the video lottery games.”
False
By Dana Tims • December 19, 2013
Julaine Appling
stated on November 13, 2013 in a radio interview:
In Wisconsin, more than 300,000 people have “some kind of addictive gambling problem, whether it’s pathological or what we’d categorize as a problem gambler.”
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 27, 2013
Frank Fahrenkopf
stated on October 19, 2013 in an opinion piece in the "Miami Herald":
“The majority of people travelling to these destination resorts are not going for the primary purpose of gambling.”   
Mostly False
By Rochelle Koff • November 12, 2013
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting:
“The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer.”
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 11, 2013
United Florida Horsemen
stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign:
Says Florida “rubber-stamped phony horse racing.”
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • July 5, 2013
Ken Tanner
stated on April 24, 2013 in a radio news interview:
Says “The idea of one casino per tribe is a false one.”
Half-True
By Janie Har • May 9, 2013
Big Gamble NJ
stated on November 13, 2012 in a website:
“In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million.”
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • November 19, 2012
Diane Hurley
stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference":
“Connecticut’s take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state’s take on table games:  zero.”
True
By John Hill • October 25, 2012
Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
stated on October 5, 2012 in a TV commercial:
“By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs” at Twin River.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2012
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