Both said they use their husbands' money to play. I used to run one of these and found out I like playing more than running it. I'm surprised I still have my house. I wish they would shut these things down. The only way I'll quit is if they shut these places down.
Addiction raises another issue with video slots, one that often goes unmentioned.
Sue Cox, executive director of the Texas Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling, said 16 percent of the women who call the council for help cite video-slot machines as their biggest gambling problem. We treat a caller who is gambling on video-slot machines the same as any other caller, whether their problem is horseracing, casinos, the lottery. The game of choice really doesn't matter. Many of the regulars at video-game emporiums are older, Ms. Cox said. Many are poor.