by Jeanne Seaver | Jan 14, 2026 | The Forum
As officials in Ohio, Massachusetts, and Vermont are trying to reverse the harms of state-sponsored gambling, Georgia is in the enviable position of being able to prevent the gambling harms those states are experiencing. Georgia can simply say “no,”...
by Jeanne Seaver | Sep 3, 2025 | The Forum
All that glitters is gold, according to the sparkling sales pitches delivered by the parade of gambling lobbyists at the Capitol on August 25th. But for the state House Study Committee on “gaming” to make informed decisions about proposed gambling...
by Jeanne Seaver | Dec 27, 2024 | The Forum
Georgia legislators and a cadre of gambling lobbyists have tried legalizing gambling, stating it was for the children. That failed for seven years. Now one state senator is dangling revenues from gambling to every county in the state. State Sen. Carden...
by Jeanne Seaver | May 14, 2024 | The Forum
As a lifelong activist on issues affecting women and children, I cannot stand by silently, while Georgia legislators promote legalizing predatory gambling in Georgia. Neither should you. They use the false narrative, “it’s for the children.” Gambling...
by Jeanne Seaver | Dec 15, 2021 | The Forum
Editor’s note: We welcome op-ed’s from Democrat and Republican candidates for statewide office As a candidate for Lt. Governor of Georgia, I say that ‘Abolish the GA State Income Tax’ should not be just a talking point without a plan. Georgians are tired...
