[Diana Ross Fan]

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Don't get cause and effect reversed. I can personally speak to the East Chicago/Gary, Indiana area being a hell hole well before there was gambling there. It's probably the case that gambling is approved in areas like that because they are desperate for some revenue influx.

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That's a good point. If you dig up ancient history, Vegas was a poor dump before the mob made it a rich one. It would seem that putting gambling in a depressed area keeps it that way.