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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-03-08 09:27 PM
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87. Fact: People like to gamble
Some get addicted to it.. old..young..tall..short..skinny..fat..sick..healthy

before the casinos were built, you can bet (hah) that these same people played cards for money or bought lottery tickets from states that sold them (via friends-family)..

Most of the people who frequent the casinos, have family or friends who should be intervening and perhaps steering them toward getting help.

People are lonely and casinos give them something to do, and the intermittent feeling of community that they may lack in their "real lives"..

It's no accident that casino operators/builders employ psychologists when they design & decorate them
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