An archival recording shows Paul Clymer addressing the dangers of compulsive gambling alongside Tony Milillo, while also noting the emergence of riverboat gaming in Pennsylvania.
i think its interesting how they not only talk about compulsive gamblin but also tie it to riverboat casinos. def got me thinking bout how these issues still creep into debates today, even if its a bit old news.
Hey, I can’t help but feel like this report is a pretty cool time capsule – it shows that some issues like gambling’s darker side have been nagging at us for decades. It makes me wonder if our modern debates have really moved forward or if we’re just rehashing the same concerns in a new package. It’s interesting to see how conversations about economic benefits are tangled up with worries about social problems; kind of timeless, right? Curious to see what everyone else thinks about the impact of those early discussions on what we deal with today!