Gambling Doubles Bankruptcy

It takes three to five years for gamblers in a newly opened market to exhaust their resources. When addiction ripens in the market, so do the social costs.

The most recent study of all the casino counties in the nation confirmed personal bankruptcy rates are 100% higher in counties with casinos than in counties without casinos.


bagpiper2005's picture

No, it Is not gambling , nor is it credit card debt. It's MEDICAL BILLS.

Does that mean we should completely outlaw medicine too? That's another one of those things I think is completely a waste of money, but hey, I don't have to use it, just like I don't have to gamble.

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