The CCGNJ Asks: Is Gambling a Trick or a Treat?
Halloween is a holiday that conjures up a spirit of harmless, prankish fun alongside more destructive expressions of human behavior - all summed up in the sing-song of "trick or treat" heard throughout the season. According to Neva Pryor, Executive Director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ), gambling has a reputation for being both of those things. So, which is it? The Council, which is neither for nor against gambling, asserts that it is essentially both,...
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