A study by the professor, Tahira Hira, and a colleague found that problem gamblers often were introduced to games of chance early in life . A majority of those who gambled said they were introduced to the games by a relative. With 500 relatively low-paying jobs, the bingo hall and casino have not had a major effect in a metropolitan area of 960,000 people. City officials insist the Milwaukee casino draws few tourists and say most gamblers are lower income residents of the city and Milwaukee County . Prosecutors have not broken cases directly related to casinos, but the district attorney reports his staff has seen more burglaries, larcenies and crimes of opportunity related to gambling.
Some counselors also say the study underreported the amount that addicts lose.
Add two zeros and you might come close. A bus bound for Atlantic City crashed, injuring 12 people in the third such accident involving casino-goers in less than a week . A Christmas Eve crash on the Parkway in Sayreville killed eight people. And an accident Sunday on the New Jersey Turnpike injured all 31 people aboard in casino-bound bus. The order, approved on Monday and effective immediately, also bans Cambodians from gambling in casinos.