Gambling: A High-Risk Addiction According to Harvard Mental Health Letter - 2004-02-11
Though for some people gambling at a casino or racetrack may be a fun way to spend an afternoon, an increasing number of people are finding they can't control their habit. Out-of-control gambling is on the rise, and is now recognized as a psychiatric disorder and a challenge for mental health treatment. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, about 1% of American adults-nearly 3 million people-are compulsive gamblers.

The March issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter says Compulsive gamblers are constantly thinking about past bets, planning the next ones, and all the while searching for the money to support their addiction.
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Water concerns anti-casino group - 2004-02-11
Anti-casino advocates are presenting a 96-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision to argue that a planned Indian casino could suck the city's water supply dry.

Bill Muller, a member of Concerned Citizens Against the Casino, said a 1908 Supreme Court decision — called the Winters Doctrine — grants American Indians reserved water rights that would allow them to tap a well into the city's water supply.

"The city did not address the reserved water rights (that) trust lands are given," Muller said.
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