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State abandons obsessive gamblers - 2004-01-22
My son Ben took a gamble on life -- and lost. The police report stated that he died in an auto accident due to mechanical failure. But that is only half of a story of addiction that led to his death at merely 29 years old.

Ben was addicted to gambling. He had attended and successfully finished a gambling rehabilitation program. But the program couldn't fix the six years of financial destruction caused by his addiction to gambling. He spent his money at the blackjack table rather than things like car maintenance.
Read the full story at Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA

Don’t count on gambling expansion - 2004-01-22
Tom Grey, executive director of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, spent a lot of time far from his Rockford home last year battling attempts to expand gambling.

Those jobless numbers appear to prove Grey’s point. “There’s development for casinos but not much else.” He’s emphasized to me that gambling is disposable income. Money spent at slot machines, poker, blackjack, etc., is money that’s not being spent on films, dining out and other entertainment that helps support communities.
Read the full story at Rockford Register Star, IL