Commentary: Limits Cannot Afford Loss of Responsible Gamesmanship
St. Charles County Business Record › March 19, 2005
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The marketing campaign promised big payoffs with slot machines waiting to deliver unlimited jackpots. Television commercials showed well-dressed, happy people winning at every table. And some elected officials have said that lifting a current $500 per two hour loss limit - Missouri is the only state with such a rule - would enhance player activity on riverboat casinos and generate an estimated extra $45 million to $68 million a year for government coffers, with a promise that it would be spent only on educational programs and veterans benefits.
The problem with each mentioned scenario is that the people who can least afford to play in such a carefree manner - addicted gamblers - fail to recognize those commercial enticements for what they are intended to be. Losers to the presumed promises represent that segment of society - not restricted by class, age, gender, education or economic standing - that is easily and uncontrollably drawn to the projected images and suggestion that they could be next to claim a jackpot.See the full content of this document
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Commentary: Limits Cannot Afford Loss of Responsible Gamesmanship
Both pro and anti-casino camps build their cases on the chance of winning big, while the issue of problem gambling, and the unintended consequences that result from it, are often lost in the atmosphere of flashing lights, jovial patrons and a confident tone attached to the phrase place your bets.
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