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Pittsburgh Gambling Opponents Rally

Tue, Jul 7, 2009

Gambling opponents in Pittsburgh held a public meeting last month at the Calvary United Methodist Church, in the same North Side neighborhood where the Rivers Casino will open in August. The intention of the meeting, according to organizer Bruce Barron of opposition group No Dice, was to discourage people from gambling at the casino, and to let people know how to spot signs of gambling addiction. Barron is a former gambling addict.

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