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Senior
Citizen’s Have Lost Their Life Savings Due to Their
Inability To Stop Gambling
A senior citizen who
worked for the past forty years lost everything she had
saved in under twelve months. Seniors are the heart of
our society and something needs to be done to stop the
many predators. One of the major predators is gambling
establishments. These places continually target
senior’s to fill their tables and slot machines for self
gain during the day time. To go after seniors who are
on fixed incomes is a travesty of justice.
Seniors are educated
individuals and I have the utmost respect for them.
Unfortunately gambling establishments see them as
another income source.
With all the new
gambling establishments opening they all became very
competitive with one another. They knew they could no
longer fill their tables and or slot machines during the
hours of nine to five. They realized that seniors are
home during this period of time.
These places created
various incentives to market them. The gambling
establishments were more then successful. If you go
into a majority of the gambling establishments during
the hours of nine to five you will now find at least
eighty percent or more of the gamblers are seniors.
The gambling
establishments realized once they get you there, they
got you. They were very creative in their marketing
techniques.
They created group
packages specifically designed for seniors. They
created day trip program that included transportation,
food vouchers and other coupons. The transportation was
designed to fill the gambling establishments during the
day hours of nine to five.
Imagine a bus of
seniors who are schedule to arrive at the gambling
establishment around nine in the morning. As the bus
pulls in everyone is told to be back by five o’clock.
Please do not be late the bus will leave. As they get
off the bus they all split up and plan to meet back
later at the bus depot. After about an hour, half the
people on the bus lost all the money they brought. What
do they do now for the next seven hours? It’s too early
for lunch and the entertainment hasn’t started yet.
Some take it in stride others go to one of the many ATM
machines and or cash a check. As time goes by they go
back to the ATM machine just one more time. The ATM
displays the words on the screen you have hit your cash
limit for the day. Would you like to use a credit
card? The senior thinks this is great and convenient.
Next thing you know they have lost five hundred
dollars. They ask themselves at the end of the day How
did this happen to me?
Everyone arrives back
at the bus and is ready to leave. Everyone is accounted
for and the favorite topic is did you win or lose? No
one wants to admit they lost five hundred dollars or
more, so their friends they lost a couple of bucks.
Gambling creates the
situation for people to tell white lies. No one should
ever be put in this situation.
You then have another
situation where one person on the bus hits for a
thousand dollars. Is this good news or bad news? I
have found those that win their first time are more
likely to go back sooner for a chance to win again. The
other people on the bus figure maybe next time they will
be the big winner.
After they arrive
home, they decide that they would like to go again.
Some will rationalize that they have plenty of money
it’s time to enjoy them selves where others just want to
have fun. The following week comes and the seniors are
back on the bus ready to plat again only to repeat the
viscous cycle.
There are alternative
programs available for senior citizens. Once you know
you or someone you know has a problem with gambling it’s
imperative to get help before they lose all their assets
and their sanity.
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