Essay Archive - Should Gambling Be Legalized?
Should Gambling Be Legalized?
Over the past twenty or so years, great wealth and improved economic and
social conditions have been promised to the communities that have embraced
legalized gambling. However, with twenty years of experience it is time to
look back and analyze whether this is true or not.
It could easily be said that gambling is as American as apple pie.
Gambling has shaped American history since its beginning. Lotteries were used
by The First Continental Congress to help finance the Revolutionary war. Many
of our founding fathers, such as Benjamin Franklin, Thoma....
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