Sydney Adult Entertainment: My View: Gaming bill further evidence of ‘vampire’ mentality pervading Beacon Hill
July 25, 2010
Proponents’ euphoric sales pitch has absolutely nothing to do with the truth. It does not reflect the negative costs of widespread gambling as it affects families, communities and, in the long run, society in general.
For instance, there is an extremely depressing aspect of the gambling bill as it is now written. Ready? Every 30 to 90 minutes, casino parking lots must be searched for children abandoned in motor vehicles!
People under a lot of financial stress tend to do some pretty weird things, as we all know. Consider the case of Thomas Mortimer IV of Winchester. In June, he killed his mother-in-law, wife, 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter, according to his own statement, “out of a sense of anger and frustration over his financial situation.” Yet, apparently our elected representatives have come to the conclusion that the collateral damage accompanying legalized casino gambling, i.e., homicides, suicides, child abuse, alcoholism, drug abuse, prostitution, embezzlement, armed robbery and more, is acceptable.
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