People have made lots of mistakes throughout the history. Most of them were sooner or later solved out; however, some still remain problematic issues that need to be revised and solved. One of the most frightening issues of the twentieth century is gambling. U.S. News & World Report provide the following statistics on gambling: 1.5 to 3% of the population in a state with two or more forms of legalized gambling will become compulsive gamblers, between 5 and 11% of the teenagers will become compulsive gamblers, 25% surveyed attempted suicide, 60% planned how they would commit suicide, 99% compulsive gamblers commit crimes, 25% end up in the legal system. This includes bad checks, forgery, fraud, embezzlement from job, theft, bank robbery, selling drugs, street crime, prostitution, etc. 100% of compulsive gamblers becomes physically abusive, especially towards children. These numbers show how dangerous gambling is. The law should forbid casinos, because they perform no necessary service and negatively influence many people’s lives, safety of the society , and is a threat to democracy.“Gambling itself is probably the biggest producer of money for the American la Cosa Nostra (that) there is”. One of the strongest reasons for prohibiting casinos stands crime. Gambling increases the number of murders and suicides based on financial issues; it also attracts racketeers and mobsters. Therefore, an assumption can be made that government partly encourages crime by legitimating official casino houses instead of preventing citizens from the “tyrant”. Casino related crimes touch not only gamblers and owners of the businesses but also the rest of the society. For instance, increased number of robberies and corrupted officials directly affect democracy and safety of the society. Casino business is also related to prostitution, as long as young women are sometimes forced to become prostitutes if they cannot pay their debts...
