Sunday, November 11, 2007

Norwich Bulletin - . Women generally develop a gambling problem faster than men do. Of female compulsive gamblers, 93 percent prefer slot machines and lottery games to other forms of gambling. Source: Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction ServicesCouncil would like alternatives to incarceration for problem gamblers

Orlando Sentinel - . the idea of drawing more state dollars by allowing Las Vegas-style gambling at American Indian reservations, or turning over some state toll roads or the Florida Lottery to . of the state's $35 billion worth of sales-tax exemptions on goods and services .Tax plan leaves many unanswered questions