Stop Predatory Gambling

Awakening our conscience requires understanding

by spgadmin

The Boston Globe reports this morning that the Massachusetts House will not hold a public hearing on a bill to legalize casinos and racinos in the state that was released yesterday.

The government program of predatory gambling is one of the rare issues where the more people understand it, the more they become opposed. A public hearing on this bill would present the opportunity to intensely analyze at least four critical aspects of the issue that have not yet been investigated: the casino business model, the technology and design behind slot machines, the predatory marketing practices used by casinos and the central role the government program of predatory gambling has played in America’s debt culture.

When most citizens and legislators become aware of just how predatory the casino business really is, they will strongly oppose it. But awakening a person’s conscience requires understanding. A public hearing will only further that understanding.