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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk
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- No Class October 13 (Monday) - Columbus Day
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- http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ma/boston/crime/
- (neighborhoods in Boston with crime information)
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- 1 revenue: income, profits
- 2 compulsive: uncontrolled, uncontainable, uncontrollable
- 3 diversion: distraction, amusement, entertainment
- 4 rehab: rehabilitation, recovery for addicts
- 5 big bucks: lots of money
- 6 spokes(man/woman/person): someone who publicly represents an idea or organization
- 7 work ethic: the drive or desire to work hard
- 8 pipe dream: unrealistic or impossible goal
- 9 commission: a group of people officially responsible for studying or researching a specific topic
- 10 take a tough stand: be strict
- pro
- individual easier to satisfy their gambling needs
- entertainment
- don't have to pay higher taxes (if the state has lottery revenue)
- tribes states can't tax income
- brings a lot of money to the tribe
- states increases revenue (specifically lotteries)
- they can donate to things with the revenue
- might decrease organized crime
- con
- individual addiction / self-destructive behaviors
- credit and financial problems
- tribes addiction
- more competition = less profit
- (if legalized everywhere)
- not all tribes have casinos
- only some people get money from the casinos
- states addiction (state may have rehab costs)
- increased opportunities for crime
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- bookie: the person you go to in order to bet on (non-casino) things such as sporting events
- loan shark: someone who lends money at very high interest to people who probably can't get bank loans
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- Homework: p. 171-173 (reading and questions)
- (also finish your writing if you didn't already)
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