Israel’s push to authorize its first brick-and-mortar casinos isn’t sitting well with the government’s coalition partners, who also have a bone to pick with slot machines and horse racing.

In February, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu authorized his Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin to study the possibility of building up to four casinos in the coastal city of Eilat. Last week, Levin met with other officials to discuss the nitty gritty of casino operation, including limitations on local residents’ use of the planned casino(s).

Those plans were publicly slammed on Monday by Moshe Kahlon (pictured), Netanyahu’s Minister of Finance. Kahlon used to belong to Netanyahu’s Likud party, but now leads the centrist Kulanu political party, which holds 10 seats in Netanyahu’s 61-seat governing coalition in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset, so it’s complicated.

An angry Kahlon told a press conference that Israel “does not need casinos. It needs to provide education, values and jobs – not a casino.” While Kahlon has long been known to oppose casino authorization, this is the first time he has publicly expressed these views.