{ thoughts on a world of chance from David G. Schwartz }

Two great headlines

March 24th, 2005 by Dave

I’m not about to make light of problem or illegal gambling, but each of these headlines stuck me as oddly humorous:

Gambling Addicts Prepare For Casino
Tough war against gambling virus

I thought the first story might be an exercise in cynicism, and was surprised that what the editor meant to say was that gambling opponents were gearing up to fight a casino proposal.
I honestly thought the second story would be about some new computer virus embedded in a gaming download. Come to find out it’s just about the National People’s Congress continuing fight against illegal Chinese gambling.

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David G. Schwartz

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He's the Director of the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV and has a Ph.D. in United States history from UCLA. He's also taught a range of subjects, running the gamut from hospitality security to gambling history to writing creative non-fiction.

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