Letter: Responsibility rests with the gambler

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998 | 11:58 a.m.

It's sickening listening to the spineless arguments of those seeking to pass the blame of their weaknesses off on those dangling the carrot!

Nobody can make me gamble against my wishes. Nobody can stop me from participating in a good game. I don't have to smoke or drink, either. Yet, I love my sour mash on the rocks and enjoy the smoke of a good Corona. Only I am responsible for bending my elbow. John Q. Public is getting tired of those crybabies trying to implement their agenda on the backs of hard-working culinary workers, wheeler-dealers, and others enjoying the fruits of gaming.

With John Ensign's job in limbo I suggest we send him back to the Hill, not as a rep for some foreign entity but as a vet lobbyist for the state of Nevada to neuter the Gaming Impact Commission.

Jan Storm

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