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Predatory Gambling Threatens University of Dallas, by Austin Ruse – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine, March 28, 2025

Austin Ruse is a contributing editor to Crisis Magazine. He is president of the Center for Family and Human Rights in New York and Washington DC. He is the author of several books including, Under Siege: No Finer Time to be a Faithful Catholic (Crisis Publications). He can be reached at austinruse@c-fam.org.

Gambling addiction is on the meteoric rise in America. How could it be otherwise? Casinos are everywhere—including, like porn, in the palm of your hand.

If sitting in front of a machine and pulling a lever or pushing a button like a cocaine rat is your idea of fun, then something called “gaming” is probably for you. The dopamine high is enhanced as you slowly lose all your money.

Face it: casinos are tacky and sad. Go into one on Thanksgiving morning and watch the forlorn push the buttons or pull the levers. Odds are—odds? yes, you can bet literally on anything now—someone is there losing their rent money. …

Predatory Gambling Threatens University of Dallas, by Austin Ruse

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By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine, March 28, 2025

Gambling addiction is on the meteoric rise in America. How could it be otherwise? Casinos are everywhere—including, like porn, in the palm of your hand.

If sitting in front of a machine and pulling a lever or pushing a button like a cocaine rat is your idea of fun, then something called “gaming” is probably for you. The dopamine high is enhanced as you slowly lose all your money.

Face it: casinos are tacky and sad. Go into one on Thanksgiving morning and watch the forlorn push the buttons or pull the levers. Odds are—odds? yes, you can bet literally on anything now—someone is there losing their rent money. …

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