On Behalf Of Our Loved Ones - limit gambling to casinos

Published by Marilyn McAran on Aug 27, 2002

In order to save many of our friends, family members, neighbours and acquaintances from the devastating effects of compulsive (also known as "pathological") gambling, we, the undersigned, respectfully petition and request that all video lottery terminals be removed from our neighbourhoods and communities.

We believe that they should be relocated to the casinos where they rightfully belong and agree that their removal would greatly help to lessen the number of people whose lives have been harmed or destroyed due to their present availability.

We believe that if these machines were not so easily accessible many innocent citizens (teenagers as well as adults) would not become involved in a pastime which all too often leads to loss of control and an addiction which can become as harmful and as deadly as heroin.

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