Casinos Exploit the Poor
A couple weeks ago I went to Tunica, MS with friends. I would not have gone were it for the free bus ride and free lodging (thanks Ken!).
This was my first time gambling in a casino and to be honest, I'm not a big fan. Casinos are designed to make you lose as much money as possible. The alcohol is free (as long as you gamble) and there are no windows or clocks; because they know that the more time you sit at a table, the more likely you are to lose to the house. Casinos exploit the poor and ensnare people in addiction. This will be my last visit to a casino…
Focus on the Family's Statement on Gambling says it “destroys marriages, undermines the work ethic, increases crime, motivates suicide, destroys the financial security of families . . . and dupes people into believing [it] will somehow benefit children." I agree.
Filed under: Places on November 26th, 2007
Dude,
How can you say this? Casinos don’t exploit the poor… they EMPLOY them. That way they cash their checks and spend all their money at the casino so they can make it back again. Have you ever wondered why the turn around is so low at these places? Barring the not so occasional suicide by disgruntled employees, this environment is the perfect setting for long term employment.
Guns don’t kill people… people kill people. Craps tables don’t kill people… waitresses with strange diseases do!
Just keep this in mind the next time you knock the local casino. If you had a system to keep your payroll perpetually in the black you’d do it to!
Hard 8 on the hop please!
Damon
My point exactly…
P.S. How could y’all greenlight a book by Britney’s mom?