The effects of Gambling and what it can do to your life.
Date Submitted: 01/11/2003 04:54:32
Category: / Social Sciences / Controversial Issues
Length: 6 pages (1639 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Controversial Issues
Length: 6 pages (1639 words)
Gambling
Gambling, while it lowers taxes and creates jobs, it also causes addicts to lose money and therefore creates a higher crime rate.
A Quick History of Gambling.
Gambling was a popular pastime in North America long before there was ever a United States. Playing cards and dice were brought over by both the British and the Dutch. By the end of the 17th century, just about every countryseat in colonial America had a lottery …
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