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Les Bernal is the national director of the nonprofit organization, Stop Predatory Gambling. All but six states sponsor a state lottery with a goal that is often getting more people to play or extracting larger sums of money from dedicated fans. “An enormous amount of their profits comes from people who…

States are approving new forms of gambling. Lotteries turned out not to provide enough state revenue. The next step is legalizing online sports gambling. Since New Jersey approved this form of gambling, hotlines for gambling addicts in the state have received 21 percent more calls involving sports betting.…

“Problem gamblers make up about 10 to 15 percent of lottery participants, but are responsible for 80 percent of the $73 billion in sales of state lotteries. The higher the poverty rate in an area, the higher the sales of lottery games. It is the desire for money they don’t have that lead those struggling…

Kathy Gilroy is a prominent anti-gambling crusader in Illinois. She has crusaded against gambling of all kinds; lotteries, casinos, internet poker, and other games of chance. A local café notified her that she had won $25,000 in a sweepstake game sponsored by the café. She has run into some public relation…

| | January 26, 2009! Push Up Or Shut Up Making good on a political wager isn't easy | SAN DIEGO mayor Jerry Sanders has been a gamblin' man this month. After the Chargers beat the Colts in the wild-card playoffs, he collected an order of shrimp cocktail from Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard. And last…