A coalition of anti-gambling groups held a press conference on Friday to call for a two-year moratorium on off-reservation casinos.

The National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion included groups like the Connecticut Alliance Against Casino Expansion and Focus on the Family. They said the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is full of holes that allow tribes to seek casinos far away from their homelands.

Ernie Stevens Jr., the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association, said tribes would oppose any moratorium.

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Anti-gaming figure compares Indian casinos to drugs and porn (The Native American Times 10/10)
Halt sought for tribal 'reservation shopping' (The Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/8)
Gambling opponent:Halt casino expansion (The Norwich Bulletin 10/8)
Casino plans placed on hold (Scripps Howard News Service 10/8)
Delegate takes gambling concern to nation's capital (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch 10/8)
Bible Belt is taking a whack at land-based casino proposal (In Business Las Vegas 10/7)
Focus on the Family Urges Revision of Indian Gaming Act; Current Law 'Easily Exploited' (US Newswire 10/7)