re: So Stephen Paddock was a professional VIDEO POKER player?

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If gambling didn't get them, some other addition or episode of poor judgment would have.

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You make a valid point. But I wonder about the family (children, grandchildren) of that older woman who killed herself and her husband. What about them? Or the lady who lost her mortgage payment. Was she able to make her payment? Most important, did it happen again?

Certainly we can agree, tragedies like this have a trickle down effect. When people lose everything, then is there a trickle down effect on inceased demand for social services provided by the government? People still have to eat. So I would be curious to know the level of increase in food stamp usage and government social services in those communities where gambling casinos were opened for business? Somebody has to pay for those services.

But then I don't know anything about you. Maybe you work at a casino. Politicians supporting establishment of gambling in their district always use the argument that a casino will create jobs and increase tax revenue. That argument was made in the state I live in now regarding the lottery. They argued in favor of the lottery by saying the money will be used for education. Yeah right!

Gamble on brotha!