Sin Based Economy

Hab 2:12-17

When the Puritans sailed from England in the 1630s to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony, they imposed a ban on "games of chance." For a period, the Pilgrims couldn't even possess dice or cards. Proponents require you call it "Gaming"

When it comes to severity, America's gambling addiction isn't too far behind the nation's drug problem, and it's growing. In 2007, Americans lost more than $92 billion gambling, about nine times what they lost in 1982, and almost 10 times more than what moviegoers in the U.S. spent on tickets that same year

supporters point out that the state wagering tax—$82 million in 2001—that the Detroit casinos pay directly (and daily, via electronic deposit) to the School Aid Fund is a significant boost for schools. Others believ...