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Mass. lottery addresses Asian gambling addicts
Massachusetts Lottery: Mass. lottery addresses Asian gambling addicts
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The Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling is taking aim at a new group — Asian gamblers. The council is dedicating $100,000 from the state Lottery to the new effort, the largest amount they've ever used to address a single demographic group. Executive director Kathleen Scanlon says compulsive gambling is a problem in the Asian community. Casinos have been aggressively marketing to Asians in recent years. Former counselor Ming Chang has worked with Asian gambling addicts and says that many of them didn't know where to go for help. The council plans to focus on the state's Chinese community. They will hire a Mandarin-speaking coordinator and train social workers to treat Asian gambling addicts.
AP
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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I have noticed that Asians make up a rather large contingent of gamblers at every casino I have been in, but so do a couple of other demographic groups : Senior Citizens Younger generation ( college-age types ) I see plenty of them too..... DD
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United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline |
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I have noticed that Asians make up a rather large contingent of gamblers at every casino I have been in, but so do a couple of other demographic groups : Senior Citizens Younger generation ( college-age types ) I see plenty of them too..... DD When I've gone to casinos the biggest demographic I noticed were Senior Citizens also.  Dance like no one is watching.
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Offline |
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When I've gone to casinos the biggest demographic I noticed were Senior Citizens also. Maybe that's why so many people over 70 win in Florida! I think it's partly because they're retired and are spending the money on vacations they've planned for many years. I was told that one reason, besides the population, so many people win in Miami-Dade county is that the Hispanic population spends much more on lottery tickets. So who knows? I don't like grouping people into a statistic like this, however. Syllogism: Dogs, cats, and horses have 4 legs Men, women and children have 2 legs The average mammal has 3 legs
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 17054 Posts Online |
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The only time I think people should be classified into groups is when they are boarding a plane.
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New Jersey United States Member #18150 June 28, 2005 14577 Posts Offline |
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Like what: Passengers and Flight Crew? 
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Offline |
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Todd, eventually we'll all have to fly naked. If they start watching passengers in the bathrooms, it will change the whole meaning of puddle jumper for me.
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Offline |
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BTW, am I only member rating topics? I've been on several tonight with no rating. I just rated this average (3 stars) I might rate a topic 4 or 5 stars too, but I just rated another topic poor (1 star) and unless others participate, I'll begin to feel like the naysayer around here when I don't like someone's thread and we've been asked to rate them honestly!
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 17054 Posts Online |
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BTW, am I only member rating topics? I've been on several tonight with no rating. I just rated this average (3 stars) I might rate a topic 4 or 5 stars too, but I just rated another topic poor (1 star) and unless others participate, I'll begin to feel like the naysayer around here when I don't like someone's thread and we've been asked to rate them honestly! Don't worry, I'm sure when the rating start getting more visibility on the site, like when they are on the topic listings, I'm sure more people will notice them and rate. I appreciate that you take the extra time to do so.
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United States Member #15415 May 10, 2005 323 Posts Offline |
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BTW, am I only member rating topics? I've been on several tonight with no rating. I just rated this average (3 stars) I might rate a topic 4 or 5 stars too, but I just rated another topic poor (1 star) and unless others participate, I'll begin to feel like the naysayer around here when I don't like someone's thread and we've been asked to rate them honestly! I've seen the stars but I guess I just tune them out as I do the ads. Not knowing how they worked and not seeing anything else related to them that could be clicked on I clicked on them and thought I might get a popup box or something... no such animal but the 3 stars went to four and it took it as my rating. What if I wanted something other than 4? There didn't seem to be any way to control it that I could tell. It didn't give me a chance to click again or take my click back.
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United States Member #15415 May 10, 2005 323 Posts Offline |
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I've seen the stars but I guess I just tune them out as I do the ads. Not knowing how they worked and not seeing anything else related to them that could be clicked on I clicked on them and thought I might get a popup box or something... no such animal but the 3 stars went to four and it took it as my rating. What if I wanted something other than 4? There didn't seem to be any way to control it that I could tell. It didn't give me a chance to click again or take my click back. Doh! I get it now. Hover the mouse over the number of stars you want to rate at... then click! And I take back my four star rating! 
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