The number of individuals with
Compulsive gambling addiction is growing at a rate that will
devastate our economy over the next few years. This is inevitable
unless local state governments enact new laws protecting their
people.
The gaming industry has grown at
an unprecedented rate in the last ten years; this growth at first
sparked the local community with increased jobs and more competitive
wages. Less then a year after these gaming establishments opened
they began to have a negative affect on the surrounding areas.
Local businesses with in a fifty
mile radius have been forced to pay higher wages to keep their
employees, At the same times revenues have decreased due to patrons
spending a larger portion of their pay checks with a chance to win
big.
When the gaming establishment
first opens people are will to bet twenty dollars a week. By week
three they are up to fifty. This pattern continues for years to
come with a disastrous outcome. A year later they are betting
hundred dollars a week. By year four they are spending fifty
percent of their weekly paycheck. By year five they are borrowing
money to pay bills they neglected. Year six things continue to go
downhill. As they spiral downhill they lose everything they ever
worked for including their self respect.
As the above statistics start to
come in, politicians will be forced to deal with the reality that a
large percentage of their voters have a gambling problem.
The Prohibition Party was formed
in 1869 to ban the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. Even
though this did not work nor did it last forever it was a step in
the right direction. People should be allowed to drink and gamble
if they want too as long as they are being responsible. There are
definite signs when a person is drunk at a local pub and there are
definite signs when a person is out of control at a gaming
establishment.
As the statistical information
related to the number of individuals with a gambling addiction is
brought to light this will be the turning point for all people. At
this point a progressive plan will need to be implemented as soon as
feasibly possible in order to stop further deterioration of our
economy and family foundation. It’s my belief that once this
information is known, the politicians will be forced to start the
process of regulating this industry.
