In late July 2005 Guy Clark, executive director of the NM Coalition Against Gambling, visited the Las Cruces area to warn of the danger of a proposed off-reservation casino for Anthony, NM. He conducted a news conference with family issues activist Pam Wolfe and Pastor Juan Acevedo, of Anthony, site of the proposed casino.

Pam Wolfe, family issues activist, said an off-reservation casino would be a bad bet for parents.	Pastor Juan Acevedo of Central Family Christian Church in Anthony told reporters the casino would harm families in his area.
Guy Clark, executive director of the NM Coalition Against Gambling, warns that the proposed Anthony casino will not provide the jobs the opposition claims.	All major Las Cruces-El Paso media covered the event.

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State Sen. Mary Kay Papen details concerns over the off-reservation casino plan at an April 18 news conference at the Las Cruces Hilton Inn. Seated are Committee to Protect members Dr. Chris Erickson, an economist, Norma Alvarez, a horse farmer from the Anthony area and Las Cruces attorney Manuel Arrieta. The Committee announced it has sent 46 pages of questions about the casino project to the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Committee attorney Manuel Arrieta takes his turn at the microphone

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Dona Ana County restaurant owners announce their opposition to
the proposed casino at a news conference at the L & L Steak Co.

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Members of the Committee to Protect Dona Ana County appeared at a recent Dona Ana County Commission meeting where a pro-casino measure was being debated. The commission defeated the proposal.