A: Did you hear? The state is thinking of legalizing
gambling in our city! Soon we are gonna have
amazing hotels and casinos here which will be
good for our business!
B: Are you serious? Gambling is a vice industry built
on deception and fed by the intentional exploita-
tion of human weakness for the sole purpose of
monetary gain! It disgusts me.
A: What are you talking about? How does it exploit
people?
B: Well, to begin with, Gambling is addictive, ruins
marriages, destroys families and bankrupts com-
munities. Once you are addicted it is very diffi-
cult to stop. People have lost their houses, cars
and been left out on the street after becoming
addicted. Secondly, it exploits because men be-
come addicted to gambling most often because
of the action and risk. Women gamble to escape,
and senior citizens will start gambling for the so-
cial interaction. Underage gamblers often start
gambling on sports with friends and then illegal
bookies.
A: Geez! Now that I think about it, maybe legalizing
gambling isn’t such a good idea! Although, I have
been to Las Vegas, and I didn’t become addicted
or anything like that.
B: You cannot predict who will become addicted to
gambling. Now excuse me, I have a protest rally
to organize! |