"Jay Honeck" wrote:


Personally, I think gambling casinos are state-sponsored theft from the
ignorant -- but, hey, if it keeps my taxes lower, who am I to argue?

A company I worked for once had a contract for some work in a Mississippi
casino, and I got to watch the operation up close as we finished. The joint
did everything it could--as they all do--to enable compulsive gamblers. In
addition to the free drinks and handy ATM machines everywhere, they had one
feature that I found particularly grotesque and repulsive: a 24-hour child
care room where parents could and did drop their kids off at all hours of
the day or night so Mom and Dad could gamble.

Ever since I saw that, I have found casinos loathsome. They have lots of
hidden costs that everyone pays. Casinos are for suckers and that includes
people who never even go.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM