Dear Editor:
Re: July 8 Viewpoint.
I guess I’m one of those “the glass is half empty” types in that I totally agree with Paul Sullivan’s opinion piece B.C. is Real Gambling Addict in Casino Game.
When I see those TV advertisements touting the new community centres with the magnificent swimming pools, tracks, basketball courts etc., funded by the local casino, I don’t visualize happy faces. Instead I visualize all the local merchants that didn’t sell all that good food, proper clothing, vehicles and repairs, fast food outlets etc.
That funding money came from people’s earnings such as the 18.9 per cent with under $30K/year as reported by Mr. Sullivan. I would sooner see these gambled dollars spent in the community. I don’t want my government living off the “avails of gambling.”
T. B. Mulligan
North Vancouver
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