January 2008 Guamanian gambling referendum
Guamanian ballot measure
5 January 2008 |
Shall proposal "A", an initiative to
- (A) legalize casino gambling at Guam Greyhound ("casino facility"), and
- (B) require the casino facility to develop, construct, and operate a convention and event center in Guam; and
- (C) direct that tax proceeds from the casino gaming gross receipts and license fees be distributed towards funding of health care, education, public safety, addictive behavior counseling, and gambling regulation; and
- (D) exempt Guam from select provisons of 15 U.S.C. §1171-1177 (the "Johnson Act") prohibiting gambling devices in interstate and foreign commerce?
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 7,774 | 36.96% |
No | 13,259 | 63.04% |
Valid votes | 21,033 | 96.35% |
Invalid or blank votes | 797 | 3.65% |
Total votes | 21,830 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 48,008 | 45.47% |
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A referendum on legalising slot machines at greyhound racetracks was held in Guam on 5 January 2008.[1] The proposal was rejected by 63% of voters.[1]
Background
The proposal was introduced as part of the Better Jobs for Guam Act,[1] but was rejected by 55% of voters in a 2006 referendum.[2] A petition was launched after the referendum, and enough signatures were gathered between 4 December 2006 and 16 April 2007 to force another referendum. The referendum was initially scheduled for 15 December 2007, but was later moved to January 2008 by a court.[1]
Results
Choice | Votes | % | |
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For | 7,774 | 36.96 | |
Against | 13,259 | 63.04 | |
Total | 21,033 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 21,033 | 99.07 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 197 | 0.93 | |
Total votes | 21,230 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 48,008 | 44.22 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References
- ^ a b c d Guam (USA), 5 January 2008 Slot machines at the racetrack Direct Democracy (in German)
- ^ Guam (USA), 7 November 2006: Slot machines at the racetrack Direct Democracy (in German)