Wake Up Call

It goes without saying that there are plenty of people out there that are concerned about having thousands of slot machines accessible 24 hours a day on the very convenient New York City MTA lines.  The main fear is that with gambling that highly accessible that the city will see a spike in unhealthy gambling habits.  However, I think these people need a huge wake up call about the mysterious city that I am proud to call home.  New York has a reputation of being a place where you can get anything you want, anytime you want it.  And while that means, yes of course, if you really want a cup cake at 3 in the morning you are likely to find a place that will bring it to your door, it also means that any vice or illegal activity that a person might be seeking out they can find it as well.

You would have to be completely naive to believe that just because there were no state run casinos in New York City until now, that some people did not have access to shady gambling spots.  While this new venue may be super easy to access and tempting to gambling addicts, it is much safer for them to visit a legal, state operated casino that some venue that is connected to the New York City underworld.   Having a legal casino in the city is not only one of the most lucrative decisions that state could make, but it also happens to be one of the safest.

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