Out of Touch
An article in The Gazette today focused on the controversary over the TouchPlay gambling machines. According to The Gazette there are 140 TouchPlay machines in Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Marion. 90 of the machines are in neighborhoods whose median household incomes are $40,000 or less annually.
Over 4000 machines have been installed around the state and another 5000 are on the way. The Iowa Lottery Commission today announced that the TouchPlay machines have brought in $212 million over the past eight months. The state estimates that 88% of Iowans gamble. TouchPlay gambling at every corner gas station and convenience store is not what our state is about. It's time to say no to neighborhood lottery machines!
A House committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban TouchPlay machines and give owners 30 days to shut down thousands of the games statewide. "My constituents have overwhelming said 'get these things out of here,"' said Rep. Sandy Greiner, R-Keota. "They really resent taking their children into a grocery store or convenience store and having these machines all over."
Kudos to Sandy! I want to add my voice to those who say enough is enough. Let the governor and state representatives know that when it comes to TouchPlay, they are out of touch!
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