Part 1 of Essay
It is becoming a familiar scenario. A city or town in need of money and jobs finds itself confronting an idea that promises to bring plenty of both. This idea is bringing in legalized gambling to the community. “All of a sudden it’s like bang, legalized gambling is the biggest economic development force in a ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... toward gambling derived from their general attitude toward the environment. To these people the world was a mysterious place controlled by supernatural beings whose favor or disfavor was manifested through chance situations and the outcome of such events as hunts, wars, and games of chance; instruments of divination frequently included objects used in gambling. As people gradually acquired knowledge of the nature of their environment and interpreted it in terms of cause and effect, their attitude towar ....