Sunday, 7/31: The Big Gamble

From our friends at Stop Predatory Gambling:





In light of the Governor's comments today about casinos in MA, I wanted to give you a heads up that 60 Minutes is re-broadcasting the story it ran on slot machines and government's role in creating new addicts this Sunday night 7/31. It's truly remarkable that there is so much discussion and media around legalizing casinos yet there is virtually no public understanding about how slots work and the impact they have on people who use them frequently. 60 Minutes did the first of what will be many national stories about slots as a "product."


After watching the 60 Minutes segment, you'll understand why officials who support predatory gambling don't want to investigate whether slots are manipulated to be specially addictive or whether gamblers addicted to these machines are more difficult to treat than other gamblers or whether casinos generate the majority of their revenues from gambling addicts.

How about a story getting the state's political leadership to react to the 60 Minutes investigation? Did 60 Minutes get it wrong?

Here's the full segment: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/id=7374764n&tag=contentMain;contentBody

The Big Gamble - Lesley Stahl reports on the proliferation of gambling to 38 states and its main attraction, the slot machine, newer versions of which some scientists believe may addict their players. Ira Rosen and Joel Bach are the producers. Watch a preview

Best,

Les Bernal
Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation
978-683-4339