Stop Predatory Gambling

Saying it loud and clear

by spgadmin

Charlie Pierce, the talented journalist who writes for the Boston Globe Magazine, has an excellent column this week unmasking those who advocate for slot machines to save “jobs.” Pierce writes:

“If slots can save the racing industry, why not all the others? Let’s put slot machines everywhere. The American steel industry has been gasping for decades. Now every new steel mill gets a slot parlor!”

ile Pierce made his comments in jest, Pennsylvania leaders did just that. Bethlehem Steel, once a symbol of America’s industrial might, is now a casino.