Casinos Are Booming Thanks to State Governments' Need to Exploit Gambling Addicts for Revenue

[LuvNewcastle]

17. When casinos first came to this area, a lot of

local people got hooked on gambling. I knew plenty of people who lost their savings. I worked in the casino business for over 10 years, and I saw friends come in when they got paid and lose everything in a couple of hours. There are still addicts around here, but I think most of the locals have gotten over the novelty. After all,we've had casinos here for over 20 years now. They depend on tourists to keep them afloat, but the number of tourists is shrinking due to the fact that gambling is spreading like wildfire across the country. People are able to find casinos closer and closer to where they live, so they're not as willing to travel long distances to lose a few hundred dollars. I think that eventually casinos will be so ubiquitous they'll be thought of the same as bingo halls. The excitement will wear off, and people will look for other ways to throw their money away.