Read this enlightening article about Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs).In the first paragraph, an economist from the University of Missouri at St. Louis "said that, unlike casinos, which create some jobs and foster businesses that cater to the casino-goers, video lottery terminals [VLTs] provide almost no economic benefit to anyone but their owners and the states."
That ought to make you want to read more; right?
And look how the article ends:
“The way to make money in a lottery is to be the one running it.”
— James Walsh, author of True Odds, Merrit Publishing, 1996
Any community (or county) approving VLTs ought to demand examinations of the brains of the elected people who approved them.
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