January 24, 2003
Luck and Pluck in American Culture
The impulse to gamble is mysterious and powerful. Anyone who doubts it might consider a few scenes from the recent casino revival: In Connecticut, a couple leaves a 9-year-old boy in a car overnight in freezing weather while they gamble at Foxwoods Casino. In Mississippi, parents also leave their 12-year-old son in a vehicle, but with a revolver for protection. In Niagara Falls, casino operators complain that slot-machine players are urinating into the plastic coin cups supplied by the casino
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