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Addicted To Gambling Commentator Joe Loconte (luh-KAHN-tee) says that gambling is an addiction that hurts a lot of people, and the growth of lotteries, off-track betting, and casinos is turning more and more lives upside down. He says that lotteries in particular are hurting the poor...and by relying on lottery income, state treasuries are acting in a way that's not morally responsible.

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Addicted To Gambling

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Commentator Joe Loconte (luh-KAHN-tee) says that gambling is an addiction that hurts a lot of people, and the growth of lotteries, off-track betting, and casinos is turning more and more lives upside down. He says that lotteries in particular are hurting the poor...and by relying on lottery income, state treasuries are acting in a way that's not morally responsible.