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Study Exposes Predatory Gambling Announcing the release, Les Bernal, Executive Director of the Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation wrote, “why don’t most predatory gambling operators and promoters lose their own money gambling? Because the government policy of casinos and lotteries is based on deceiving citizens into thinking they can win money, despite the mathematical certainty they will lose their money over time. The more frequently they gamble, the more money they lose.” In fact, the report cites gambling as “the only ‘product’ or ‘service’ where most of the people who own it and promote it, don’t use it and don’t want to live near it.” Bill Brooks, president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council, responded to the report, commenting, “Gambling is inherently a predatory scheme that preys on some of our most vulnerable citizens. This report clearly exposes the hypocrisy of the businessmen and government officials who promote gambling, but know better than to themselves gamble. This report should only serve as further evidence as to why the government needs to get out of the gambling business altogether and instead, look for real, substantive policies to provide real help for our citizens and our economy.”Related resources: Copyright © 2012. North Carolina Family Policy Council. All rights reserved.
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