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In reply to the discussion: Senior Gambling Addiction Rates Soaring in America, Driven by Corporate Greed, Bad Govt. Policy [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)lot of that and the consequences I doubt it. I am a senior and I do not gamble but I do go to the casino to eat at their excellent buffet. We go to lunch. To get to the restaurant we walk through the gaming area and it very often is empty. The bingo area is not even open during the day until late in the afternoon.
There is little for a senior to do in most communities. We can set at home and let the brains shrink from lack of use like a few of the posters here suggest or we can go where there are people to talk to and have some fun. Most of us budget our money if we plan to gamble - $20 and no more. As far as I know the casino near us does not own buses. And the tribe does not provide transportation apart from the community bus service they provide for everyone to any place they want to go.
For those who are addicted there is help just like there is help for other types of addiction. Sorry for the rant but many of us are still quite able to handle our own affairs. Thank you.