Rob,
You seem to be confusing addiction with a hobby. I know people who spend every free moment playing, watching, reading about and obsessing on golf. Are they addicts? Possibly, but possibly not. I know people who play video poker regularly as a hobby and a diversion to occupy some of their free time. They are not addicted either.
Your dislike of LV is clear. You are certainly welcome to stop coming here if you hate us so much. There are almost 2,000,000 in the valley who disagree with you and Kevin strongly.
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At 12:52 PM 08/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Dennis: Notwithstanding the fact that you just might be a little different
than others who move to LV in that you believe in miracles (per the web site
you led us to), I do know a lot of people living in Nevada are held deeply
within the grip of video poker. Maybe not everyone--but many who do play it
regularly. And it is a position that virtually no one will come out and
publicly admit when they talk about themselves....as we know. It's a bad image.
It's a bad feeling. I really don't blame them. I'm not sure a lack of security
in one's own being is an excuse for an addiction though. People who gamble in
LV are up against an extreme power.