Gambling
Gambling In George Will’s article “Gambler Nation”, he discusses how gambling has transformed itself over the years. Twenty years ago gambling was rare, now 68% of people gable at least once a year. Much of that gambling is often in the form of the thirty seven states that run lotteries. Lotteries prove that it is easier to deal with some form of legalized gambling than it is to try and stop private gambling. ... Will shows that National Gambling Impact Study Commissions report that gambling is growing at a tremendous rate, stating that there was more money spent on gambling than there were groceries. ... Gambling has been around for a long time and George Will expresses this point well when he states “Gambling is as American as the gold rush, the boom in Internet stocks, and other quests for quick riches. George Washington, who deplored rampant gambling at Valley Forge, supported a lottery to help build the city that bears his name. ... For those of you who think that the industry will slow , don’t get your hopes up, because in 1998 Will says that the “gambling industry contributed 6. ... ” With all the contributions that are given to elected officials, gambling will only be restricted the way that it wants to be.