January 2008 Guamanian gambling referendum
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?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
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%

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

ChoiceVotes%
For7,77436.96
Against13,25963.04
Total21,033100.00
Valid votes21,03399.07
Invalid/blank votes1970.93
Total votes21,230100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,00844.22
Source: Direct Democracy

References

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