iGaming Business – The Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling has announced that 39 organisations have signed up to become members of the US anti-online gambling campaign group.
Funded by Sheldon Adelson, chairman of casino and resort company Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the campaign group is pushing for a complete ban on internet gambling in the US to be restored.
The group said the new members represent a “broad-based coalition” that has joined forces to confront the threats posed by online gambling.
Planned activities for such companies include educating policymakers and spreading the word through social media.
The 39 new member organisations comprise: American Principles Project, Catholic Advocate, Center for Civic Virtue, Common Sense Virginia, Concerned Women for America, Corporate Whistleblower Center, Denver Institute of Urban Studies, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Virginia, Faith and Freedom Coalition of California, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Delaware, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Florida, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Michigan, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Ohio, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Oklahoma, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Oregon, Faith and Freedom Coalition of South Carolina, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Texas, Faith and Freedom Coalition of Wisconsin, Friendship Baptist Church of Christ Jesus, Frontiers of Freedom, Indiana American Family Association, Let Freedom Ring, Liberty Counsel, Lighthouse Missionary Baptist, Louisiana Family Forum, Loving Saints Christian Fellowship, Massachusetts Family Institute, Minnesota Family Council, Missouri Family Policy Council, Network of Politically Active Christians, Pennsylvania Catholics Network, Pennsylvania Pastors Network, Rose of Sharon Tabernacle, City of Refuge Restoration Church, The Greater Denver Ministerial Alliance, The Latino Coalition, Tradition Family Property, Transforming Florida and Universal Baptist Church.
