OK. First off, I would never go to any casino to gamble - that is just throwing your money away with no one to blame but yourself. I rather put it in the market where I can at least display indignant outrage and blame people like Bernie Madoff when my money disappears.
But to the point... in my role as a volunteer educator I sometimes approach local businesses to support teacher education. Teachers, as you may or may not know, must take continuing education courses to stay subject-matter current and to maintain their certification status. Teachers must pay for this, and given that teachers don't get multi-million dollar bonuses it poses a significant hit to their family budgets.
I recently implemented a program called "Sponsor A Teacher" for this summer. Sponsoring a teacher "costs" $250, and will send a teacher to a continuing education class, covering their tuition and unit of credit expenses. One of the businesses I approached was the local casino, Red Hawk Casino, here in Shingle Springs (off US 50 on the way to Tahoe).
Red Hawk Casino sent me a rather terse letter back, stating that this "falls outside the scope of sponsorship". Their code of commitment does not allow them to advertise or sponsor "team sports, individual, youth, political or religious programs." I can understand not donating or sponsoring a political party or a sports team, but not supporting education??? It makes one wonder what do they support?
I think what makes it even more insulting is the fact I received a form letter. It wasn't even addressed to me! It was the generic "rejection letter" so ubiquitous in my former working career days.
Anyway, I am now sitting atop my high horse and am calling for a boycott of not only Red Hawk Casino, but all Indian Casinos. If you have the desire to gamble, patronize our traditional dens of sin and inequity: Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe!
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