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Monday, March 12, 2012
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — With casino gambling expanding in Maine, a new group's being formed to promote responsible gambling and generate awareness about the dangers of problem gambling.
A combination of private, state and non-profit groups, led by Maine's Office of Substance Abuse and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, is involved in the effort.
Besides promoting responsible gaming, the group is encouraging people who may have a gambling addiction to seek treatment.
Hollywood Casino in Bangor, which has just expanded operations to include table games, is participating. Another casino, in Oxford, is to open this summer.
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"Responsible" behavior is
"Responsible" behavior is behavior applying what you know and making responsible decisions based on what you know. If you gamble, it is a virtual certainty that you will, over your lifetime, be a loser.
There is no "responsible gambling" for anyone who can't afford to lose. How many people are there who CAN afford to lose? Is one aim of this group to convince everybody else to avoid gambling, or just to promote gambling among those who can afford to lose? That's a pretty tough assignment. The people who can't afford to lose are going to see and hear and probably be influenced by the promotions encouraging "responsible" gambling.
Wouldn't it make more sense to try discourage irresponsible gambling than to encourage any kind of gambling at all?
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