tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437415950287200344.post7318120853923191809..comments2023-08-08T06:17:46.381-07:00Comments on MyndFood: You Gotta Know When to Hold 'emPJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258618427009965643noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437415950287200344.post-45963512805063917692008-03-17T10:32:00.000-07:002008-03-17T10:32:00.000-07:00To add to this...My uncle had to refinance his alr...To add to this...<BR/>My uncle had to refinance his already paid-off house twice to cover his gambling addiction. Besides this I know of one other family that lost everything due to the wife's gambling addiction. They even lost their marriage. I think we have enough taxes in Cali without another tax, which is really what it is, on those with gambling weaknesses. Casinos should have a list of people which they "do not serve" based on gambling addictions. Unfortunately, this is a main entertainment for elderly people who feel like they have lost all thier "pizzaz" in life. Should they be taxed for this? I remember going to Table Mountain to eat with some friends and ran accross a little old lady who was in a misrable state of mind. She was terrified. She lost her purse (which was latter turned in), missed her bus home, and obviously was suffering from some type of dementia. I stayed with her untill we could figure out what her daughter's phone number was and could get a ride for her to get back home to Merced. She told me that her husband passed away recently (within the past year) and that the casinos was all she had left to feel a part of something big. I stayed with her not only because she was elderly and having problems, but also because she was an obvious target with all her obviously costly jewelry. All I could think about was that I wouldn't want my grandmother to go through something like this without help.Mrs. Willmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856734631189739848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437415950287200344.post-56613005444087906032008-03-15T13:05:00.000-07:002008-03-15T13:05:00.000-07:00Some people are for the casino to open up, I don't...Some people are for the casino to open up, I don't know if the city council approved yet, I know from the radio they had a meeting on the 12th of March. The casino would create 1500 jobs, and revune for the city. But the people not for it think it would cause more problems with highway 99. Polution problems, traffic problems and eventually probably cause more crime some think. In some type of form it is entertainment, they like to take the chance for greater opportunities if they win. But for some it cost them everything. This one article in the paper talked about some lawyer, suing the casino for the 1 million dollar tab that she ran up, which she stayed awake for days, about 4 to 5 days with no sleep. She is saying that they have a responsibility to stop the person of going overboard. For example bars can be sued if they give too much alchol to someone that might drive drunk and eventually kill someone. She may have a good point, but other casino's that were sued got out of it. But she lost everything, her job which was a good one, her family, her home etc...Mrs. Willmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856734631189739848noreply@blogger.com