Now, where do I stand on all this? As I said earlier, despite my being a Christian who believes that gambling is a waste of money and a fool's errand that will eventually beat the player, If an adult wants to blow his wad hoping that he makes the big score at the slots, than go forth. I'm not a moralizer, nor am I someone who wants to shove my beliefs down folks throats. I would like to see the casinos put a small percentage of their revenues aside to help Gambler's Anonymous and other addiction treatment groups to help those who can't help themselves. There will be those who will bet the rent money and the kid's college fund, but those are few and far between, and there are programs to help them. The potential for increased crime is also a sticking point. With casino comes the very distinct possibility that prostitution, robbery, domestic abuse, and other crimes will go up. Maybe with the extra revenues coming into the city, we'll be able to reopen the West End police station and hire more cops to fight the increase in crime. I just wonder if all the projected income figures these groups are touting are just airy promises.