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		<title>By: FMR PRES. GEORGE W. AND FMR FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH VISIT FORT HOOD&#8217;S WOUNDED AND COMFORT THEM &#8211; GOD ANSWERS PRAYER &#171; we are judeo-christian, period!</title>
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		<dc:creator>FMR PRES. GEORGE W. AND FMR FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH VISIT FORT HOOD&#8217;S WOUNDED AND COMFORT THEM &#8211; GOD ANSWERS PRAYER &#171; we are judeo-christian, period!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] at the end of his comments at the Tribal Nation Conference on November 5, 2009. That conference is a whole other [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Bush Visits Ft. Hood, Obama to Camp David: Obama, Hassan Connection? &#187; Right Pundits</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bush Visits Ft. Hood, Obama to Camp David: Obama, Hassan Connection? &#187; Right Pundits</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] at the end of his comments at the Tribal Nation Conference on November 5, 2009. That conference is a whole other [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Awen</title>
		<link>http://www.badeagle.com/2009/10/23/boycotting-the-obama-indian-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-20004</link>
		<dc:creator>Awen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ôl ysgrif (P.S.) 
I already told you I wasn&#039;t going back to that forum because it&#039;s too full of creeps, who are not fit company for me OR you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ôl ysgrif (P.S.)<br />
I already told you I wasn&#8217;t going back to that forum because it&#8217;s too full of creeps, who are not fit company for me OR you.</p>
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		<title>By: Awen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Awen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re right, and yet, whilst we&#039;re doing it all one by one, we&#039;re not seeing that all these little tricks from a series of corrupt Administrations are part of a much bigger picture, or plot, if you will. and we&#039;d better hurry up and get wise to it. If I didn&#039;t tell what I know now, I might NEVER do it. It was the only chance and the only excuse I had to come in and tell people - and tell you, because you won&#039;t let me talk to you anywhere else. 

Hágoónee&#039;, everybody. Keep your eyes open and stay the hell out the doctor&#039;s office.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right, and yet, whilst we&#8217;re doing it all one by one, we&#8217;re not seeing that all these little tricks from a series of corrupt Administrations are part of a much bigger picture, or plot, if you will. and we&#8217;d better hurry up and get wise to it. If I didn&#8217;t tell what I know now, I might NEVER do it. It was the only chance and the only excuse I had to come in and tell people &#8211; and tell you, because you won&#8217;t let me talk to you anywhere else. </p>
<p>Hágoónee&#8217;, everybody. Keep your eyes open and stay the hell out the doctor&#8217;s office.</p>
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		<title>By: David Yeagley</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Yeagley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But, Awen, please try to keep focused on the blog topic.  This is about an objection to Obama&#039;s &quot;Tribal Conference&quot; in DC.

We have a number of forums on BadEagle.com, which cover quite a wide rage of topics, from health, gender, conspiracy, science, art, etc.  I think we all to well to keep our thoughts categorized.  Otherwise, when someone wants to find a reference, they will hardly be able, because the information was put under a diverse topic.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But, Awen, please try to keep focused on the blog topic.  This is about an objection to Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Tribal Conference&#8221; in DC.</p>
<p>We have a number of forums on BadEagle.com, which cover quite a wide rage of topics, from health, gender, conspiracy, science, art, etc.  I think we all to well to keep our thoughts categorized.  Otherwise, when someone wants to find a reference, they will hardly be able, because the information was put under a diverse topic.</p>
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		<title>By: Smile</title>
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		<dc:creator>Smile</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Awen,

You are an absolute blessing for taking the time to provide all that information.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Awen,</p>
<p>You are an absolute blessing for taking the time to provide all that information.</p>
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		<title>By: Awen</title>
		<link>http://www.badeagle.com/2009/10/23/boycotting-the-obama-indian-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-19998</link>
		<dc:creator>Awen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Your right to Self-Quarantine and Self-Shield in the event of an actual pandemic is threatened by the WHO’s recent declaration that the “Swine Flu” was now a “Level 6″ pandemic [this required a change in the definition of a &quot;Level 6&quot; pandemic]. Such a declaration triggers all sorts of bureaucratic prerogatives and potentially dangerous “Medical Emergency Powers Act” and other controls over our lives, including mandatory, uninsurable vaccinations without protection for religious and other objections.

Therefore, we have drafted a model bill to further the Right to Self-Shield (of which Self-Quarantine is a subset — you self-shield to avoid exposure to a pandemic pathogen; self-quarantine if exposed). We detailed the legal basis for this Right in our White Paper: “Stay Home – Stay Alive” at 
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2752</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Your right to Self-Quarantine and Self-Shield in the event of an actual pandemic is threatened by the WHO’s recent declaration that the “Swine Flu” was now a “Level 6″ pandemic [this required a change in the definition of a "Level 6" pandemic]. Such a declaration triggers all sorts of bureaucratic prerogatives and potentially dangerous “Medical Emergency Powers Act” and other controls over our lives, including mandatory, uninsurable vaccinations without protection for religious and other objections.</p>
<p>Therefore, we have drafted a model bill to further the Right to Self-Shield (of which Self-Quarantine is a subset — you self-shield to avoid exposure to a pandemic pathogen; self-quarantine if exposed). We detailed the legal basis for this Right in our White Paper: “Stay Home – Stay Alive” at<br />
<a href="http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2752" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2752</a></p>
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		<title>By: Awen</title>
		<link>http://www.badeagle.com/2009/10/23/boycotting-the-obama-indian-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-19997</link>
		<dc:creator>Awen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Looks like the Obamacare depopulation agenda is getting off to a good start with the Tribes. First on the list, before any private practice gets it, Public Health and Indian Health Services are getting served with their yummy mercury and squalene-laden concoctions:

&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsok.com/more-swine-flu-vaccine-headed-to-oklahoma/article/3407870#ixzz0UzGW7eSv&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Swine Flu Vaccine Headed to Oklahoma&lt;/a&gt;

&quot;Vaccine now is available only through county health departments and the Indian Health Service. Once larger quantities arrive later this month, private providers will begin to receive vaccine.&quot;

http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=7653&amp;Itemid=114

Isn&#039;t that special? They want to tend to all the freebie cases first.
And now a little about the company that makes the flu jab for us, Baxter, with a little tidbit that never saw the light of day in the American MSM but sure did a lot of other places:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/02/27/8560781.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Virus-mix-up-by-lab-could-have-resulted-in-pandemic/articleshow/4230882.cms
Oops! We just lost track of a level 3 bioweapon by accident.
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2331526/
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=14899</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like the Obamacare depopulation agenda is getting off to a good start with the Tribes. First on the list, before any private practice gets it, Public Health and Indian Health Services are getting served with their yummy mercury and squalene-laden concoctions:</p>
<p><a href="http://newsok.com/more-swine-flu-vaccine-headed-to-oklahoma/article/3407870#ixzz0UzGW7eSv" rel="nofollow">Swine Flu Vaccine Headed to Oklahoma</a></p>
<p>&#8220;Vaccine now is available only through county health departments and the Indian Health Service. Once larger quantities arrive later this month, private providers will begin to receive vaccine.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=7653&amp;Itemid=114" rel="nofollow">http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=7653&amp;Itemid=114</a></p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t that special? They want to tend to all the freebie cases first.<br />
And now a little about the company that makes the flu jab for us, Baxter, with a little tidbit that never saw the light of day in the American MSM but sure did a lot of other places:<br />
<a href="http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/02/27/8560781.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/02/27/8560781.html</a><br />
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Virus-mix-up-by-lab-could-have-resulted-in-pandemic/articleshow/4230882.cms" rel="nofollow">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health&#8211;Science/Science/Virus-mix-up-by-lab-could-have-resulted-in-pandemic/articleshow/4230882.cms</a><br />
Oops! We just lost track of a level 3 bioweapon by accident.<br />
<a href="http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2331526/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2331526/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=14899" rel="nofollow">http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=14899</a></p>
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		<title>By: Awen</title>
		<link>http://www.badeagle.com/2009/10/23/boycotting-the-obama-indian-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-19995</link>
		<dc:creator>Awen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Gambling addiction is a significant problem in the United States impacting adults of all ages and their families. Until recently legal casino and sports betting were limited to two states. The traditional game of chance for seniors is bingo, a pastime that serves as a recreational event in many communities. The growth of riverboat and Indian casinos, state and national lotteries, and Internet access to off-shore sports and parlor betting, has dramatically increased access for all adults including seniors. Older adults are, perhaps, more vulnerable than other age groups given their greater dependence on fixed incomes and more limited ability to recover to secure debt or recover from gambling losses. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.&quot;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uspact.org/research.htm#CasinosCrimeCommunityCosts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Casinos Crime Community Costs&lt;/a&gt;

&quot;CA Attorney General Report - Gambling in the Golden State, May 2006 - Excerpts from news article: The report by the attorney general&#039;s office concludes &quot;the annual cost of adult pathological gamblers in California is an estimated $489 million and the annual cost of adult problem gamblers is an estimated $509 million.&quot; ... &quot;These costs derive from a number of social and personal problems that correlate with problem gambling, including crime, unpaid debts and bankruptcy, mental illness, substance abuse, unemployment and public assistance,&quot; it says. ... In addition, crime rates are higher near gambling establishments, and problem gamblers are more likely to commit violent crimes. An alarming number of problem gamblers, nearly half, are youths. ... &quot;I am surprised that given all of the efforts to radically expand gambling pending in the Legislature right now, the release of this bombshell report has not received the attention it deserves,&quot; said Fred Jones, an attorney for the California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion.&quot;

And maybe we shouldn&#039;t give the feds an excuse to snatch anything else:
&quot;Five U.S. senators, including Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California, are calling for more scrutiny of granting Indian tribes non-reservation land that could be turned into gaming sites.

That would include the proposal to build a mega-casino on Point Molate in Richmond, where a former Navy site would be granted to the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians.

The senators, a group that also includes John Kyl of Arizona and Harry Reid and John Ensign of Nevada, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar that called transferring lands for gaming “an abuse of the land into trust process” that “violates the spirit of the (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act).”

The letter says casinos are springing up on land that could be used for schools or housing without taking into consideration the needs and concerns of local communities.

In the case of the Point Molate proposal, the tribe, which is part of the Guidiville Rancheria Tribe, does not have a reservation and can request to have land deeded as such by the federal government.

To make the casino happen, the land will be transferred from the city of Richmond to the developers to the federal government, which will put it in trust for the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians. That means the tribe has control of the land, but the federal government would own it.&quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kumeyaay.com/2009/09/feinstein-boxer-oppose-land-transfers-for-indian-casinos/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Feinstein/Boxer Oppose Land Transfers for Indian Casinos&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Gambling addiction is a significant problem in the United States impacting adults of all ages and their families. Until recently legal casino and sports betting were limited to two states. The traditional game of chance for seniors is bingo, a pastime that serves as a recreational event in many communities. The growth of riverboat and Indian casinos, state and national lotteries, and Internet access to off-shore sports and parlor betting, has dramatically increased access for all adults including seniors. Older adults are, perhaps, more vulnerable than other age groups given their greater dependence on fixed incomes and more limited ability to recover to secure debt or recover from gambling losses. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.uspact.org/research.htm#CasinosCrimeCommunityCosts" rel="nofollow">Casinos Crime Community Costs</a></p>
<p>&#8220;CA Attorney General Report &#8211; Gambling in the Golden State, May 2006 &#8211; Excerpts from news article: The report by the attorney general&#8217;s office concludes &#8220;the annual cost of adult pathological gamblers in California is an estimated $489 million and the annual cost of adult problem gamblers is an estimated $509 million.&#8221; &#8230; &#8220;These costs derive from a number of social and personal problems that correlate with problem gambling, including crime, unpaid debts and bankruptcy, mental illness, substance abuse, unemployment and public assistance,&#8221; it says. &#8230; In addition, crime rates are higher near gambling establishments, and problem gamblers are more likely to commit violent crimes. An alarming number of problem gamblers, nearly half, are youths. &#8230; &#8220;I am surprised that given all of the efforts to radically expand gambling pending in the Legislature right now, the release of this bombshell report has not received the attention it deserves,&#8221; said Fred Jones, an attorney for the California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion.&#8221;</p>
<p>And maybe we shouldn&#8217;t give the feds an excuse to snatch anything else:<br />
&#8220;Five U.S. senators, including Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California, are calling for more scrutiny of granting Indian tribes non-reservation land that could be turned into gaming sites.</p>
<p>That would include the proposal to build a mega-casino on Point Molate in Richmond, where a former Navy site would be granted to the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians.</p>
<p>The senators, a group that also includes John Kyl of Arizona and Harry Reid and John Ensign of Nevada, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar that called transferring lands for gaming “an abuse of the land into trust process” that “violates the spirit of the (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act).”</p>
<p>The letter says casinos are springing up on land that could be used for schools or housing without taking into consideration the needs and concerns of local communities.</p>
<p>In the case of the Point Molate proposal, the tribe, which is part of the Guidiville Rancheria Tribe, does not have a reservation and can request to have land deeded as such by the federal government.</p>
<p>To make the casino happen, the land will be transferred from the city of Richmond to the developers to the federal government, which will put it in trust for the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians. That means the tribe has control of the land, but the federal government would own it.&#8221;<br />
<a href="http://www.kumeyaay.com/2009/09/feinstein-boxer-oppose-land-transfers-for-indian-casinos/" rel="nofollow">Feinstein/Boxer Oppose Land Transfers for Indian Casinos</a></p>
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		<title>By: Awen</title>
		<link>http://www.badeagle.com/2009/10/23/boycotting-the-obama-indian-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-19994</link>
		<dc:creator>Awen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.pactoregon.org/facts-child.html
&quot;If anything sealed the fate of video poker in South Carolina, it was the
sad tale of Joy Baker, a 10-day-old baby who suffocated in a car while her
mother played the machines at a roadside casino in August of 1997.&quot;

http://www.troubledwith.com/AbuseandAddiction/A000000707.cfm?topic=abuse%20and%20addiction%3A%20gambling
&quot;Child abuse and neglect

The National Gambling Impact Study Commission reported: &quot;Children of compulsive gamblers are often prone to suffer abuse, as well as neglect, as a result of parental problem or pathological gambling.&quot; 6

In Indiana, a review of the state&#039;s gaming commission records revealed that 72 children were found abandoned on casino premises during a 14-month period. 7

Children have died as a direct result of adult gambling problems. In Louisiana and South Carolina, children died after being locked in hot cars for hours while their caretakers gambled.8 An Illinois mother was sentenced to prison for suffocating her infant daughter in order to collect insurance money to continue gambling. 9

Cases of child abandonment at Foxwoods, the nation&#039;s largest casino in Ledyard, Conn., became so commonplace that authorities were forced to post signs in the casino&#039;s parking lots warning parents not to leave children in cars unattended.&quot;

&quot;Increase in Crime. Dr. Earl Grinols, a Baylor University economist who has extensively studied the implications of gambling on society, found that with the introduction of gambling casinos in an area came an eventual increase of six serious crimes: aggravated assault, rape, robbery, larceny, burglary, and auto theft. Other national studies confirm Grinols’ findings. Gambling in Minnesota reports on one of those studies: “U.S. News and World Report compared the crime rates of communities with casinos to those without casinos. Communities with casinos had an average crime rate that was 84 percent higher than those areas without casinos.”

• Increase in Suicides. The undisputed gambling capital of the nation, Las Vegas, is also the nation’s undisputed leader in suicides. Las Vegas logs the most suicides in the nation for both residents and visitors. Likewise, as other states have introduced casino gambling, they too have seen an increase in suicide rates.

• Increase in Family Problems. A plethora of national studies confirms that gambling intensifies such family problems as divorce, domestic violence, and child abuse and neglect. Gambling in Minnesota cites the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, which noted that there is “abundant testimony and evidence that compulsive gambling introduces a greatly heightened level of stress and tension into marriages and families, often culminating in divorce and other manifestations of familial disharmony.”

Legislators who tout the expansion of state-sponsored gambling as a quick fix for Minnesota’s budget woes are turning a blind eye to the negative economic impact that gambling brings along with the social and political baggage. Economist Grinols conservatively estimates that on a national scale, for every $46 of benefit gambling brings, it dumps $219 in social costs on society (it may be as high as $289).&quot;
http://www.mfc.org/contents/article.cfm?id=1478

&quot; In every case reported, the costs to the county outweigh any reimbursement received from the casino. See the full report for details.

    * Amador County - law enforcement, courts, roads - $7,332,572
    * Butte County - transportation, law enforcement, fire - $376,500
    * Imperial County - roads, solid waste - $20,100,000
    * Kings County - roads, fire - $4,440,700
    * San Bernardino County (existing casino)- transportation, fire, law enforcement, courts, infrastructure, social services - $2,366,884
    * San Bernardino County (proposed casino #1) - fire, law enforcement - $731,000
    * San Bernardino County (proposed casino #2) - law enforcement - $130,000
    * Santa Barbara County - transportation, transit, roads, law enforcement, fire, housing, air quality, outdoor recreational - $7,876,275
    * Yolo County - law enforcement, courts, land and recreation, roads, general government, health and human services, other - $5,270,733&quot;
http://www.uspact.org/research.htm#CasinosCrimeCommunityCosts
&quot;Gambling addiction is a significant problem in the United States impacting adults of all ages and their families. Until recently legal casino and sports betting were limited to two states. The traditional game of chance for seniors is bingo, a pastime that serves as a recreational event in many communities. The growth of riverboat and Indian casinos, state and national lotteries, and Internet access to off-shore sports and parlor betting, has dramatically increased access for all adults including seniors. Older adults are, perhaps, more vulnerable than other age groups given their greater dependence on fixed incomes and more limited ability to recover to secure debt or recover from gambling losses. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.&quot;</description>
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&#8220;If anything sealed the fate of video poker in South Carolina, it was the<br />
sad tale of Joy Baker, a 10-day-old baby who suffocated in a car while her<br />
mother played the machines at a roadside casino in August of 1997.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.troubledwith.com/AbuseandAddiction/A000000707.cfm?topic=abuse%20and%20addiction%3A%20gambling" rel="nofollow">http://www.troubledwith.com/AbuseandAddiction/A000000707.cfm?topic=abuse%20and%20addiction%3A%20gambling</a><br />
&#8220;Child abuse and neglect</p>
<p>The National Gambling Impact Study Commission reported: &#8220;Children of compulsive gamblers are often prone to suffer abuse, as well as neglect, as a result of parental problem or pathological gambling.&#8221; 6</p>
<p>In Indiana, a review of the state&#8217;s gaming commission records revealed that 72 children were found abandoned on casino premises during a 14-month period. 7</p>
<p>Children have died as a direct result of adult gambling problems. In Louisiana and South Carolina, children died after being locked in hot cars for hours while their caretakers gambled.8 An Illinois mother was sentenced to prison for suffocating her infant daughter in order to collect insurance money to continue gambling. 9</p>
<p>Cases of child abandonment at Foxwoods, the nation&#8217;s largest casino in Ledyard, Conn., became so commonplace that authorities were forced to post signs in the casino&#8217;s parking lots warning parents not to leave children in cars unattended.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Increase in Crime. Dr. Earl Grinols, a Baylor University economist who has extensively studied the implications of gambling on society, found that with the introduction of gambling casinos in an area came an eventual increase of six serious crimes: aggravated assault, rape, robbery, larceny, burglary, and auto theft. Other national studies confirm Grinols’ findings. Gambling in Minnesota reports on one of those studies: “U.S. News and World Report compared the crime rates of communities with casinos to those without casinos. Communities with casinos had an average crime rate that was 84 percent higher than those areas without casinos.”</p>
<p>• Increase in Suicides. The undisputed gambling capital of the nation, Las Vegas, is also the nation’s undisputed leader in suicides. Las Vegas logs the most suicides in the nation for both residents and visitors. Likewise, as other states have introduced casino gambling, they too have seen an increase in suicide rates.</p>
<p>• Increase in Family Problems. A plethora of national studies confirms that gambling intensifies such family problems as divorce, domestic violence, and child abuse and neglect. Gambling in Minnesota cites the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, which noted that there is “abundant testimony and evidence that compulsive gambling introduces a greatly heightened level of stress and tension into marriages and families, often culminating in divorce and other manifestations of familial disharmony.”</p>
<p>Legislators who tout the expansion of state-sponsored gambling as a quick fix for Minnesota’s budget woes are turning a blind eye to the negative economic impact that gambling brings along with the social and political baggage. Economist Grinols conservatively estimates that on a national scale, for every $46 of benefit gambling brings, it dumps $219 in social costs on society (it may be as high as $289).&#8221;<br />
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<p>&#8221; In every case reported, the costs to the county outweigh any reimbursement received from the casino. See the full report for details.</p>
<p>    * Amador County &#8211; law enforcement, courts, roads &#8211; $7,332,572<br />
    * Butte County &#8211; transportation, law enforcement, fire &#8211; $376,500<br />
    * Imperial County &#8211; roads, solid waste &#8211; $20,100,000<br />
    * Kings County &#8211; roads, fire &#8211; $4,440,700<br />
    * San Bernardino County (existing casino)- transportation, fire, law enforcement, courts, infrastructure, social services &#8211; $2,366,884<br />
    * San Bernardino County (proposed casino #1) &#8211; fire, law enforcement &#8211; $731,000<br />
    * San Bernardino County (proposed casino #2) &#8211; law enforcement &#8211; $130,000<br />
    * Santa Barbara County &#8211; transportation, transit, roads, law enforcement, fire, housing, air quality, outdoor recreational &#8211; $7,876,275<br />
    * Yolo County &#8211; law enforcement, courts, land and recreation, roads, general government, health and human services, other &#8211; $5,270,733&#8243;<br />
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&#8220;Gambling addiction is a significant problem in the United States impacting adults of all ages and their families. Until recently legal casino and sports betting were limited to two states. The traditional game of chance for seniors is bingo, a pastime that serves as a recreational event in many communities. The growth of riverboat and Indian casinos, state and national lotteries, and Internet access to off-shore sports and parlor betting, has dramatically increased access for all adults including seniors. Older adults are, perhaps, more vulnerable than other age groups given their greater dependence on fixed incomes and more limited ability to recover to secure debt or recover from gambling losses. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.&#8221;</p>
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