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A. Although no such evidence was presented, the casino’s marketing department continued to pepper hi...

A. Although no such evidence was presented, the casino’s marketing department continued to pepper him with mailings.And he entered the casino and used his Fun Card without being detected.B. It is unclear what luring was required, given his compulsive behOn the north bank of the Ohio river sits Evansville, Ind., home of David Williams, 52, and of a riverboat casino (a place where gambling games are played).During several years of gambling in that casino, Williams, a state auditor earning $35,000 a year, lost approximately $175,000.He had never gambled before the casino sent him a coupon for $20 worth of gambling.
He visited the casino, lost the $20 and left.On his second visit he lost $800.The casino issued to him, as a good customer, a "Fun Card", which when used in the casino earns points for meals and drinks, and enables the casino to track the user’s gambling activities.For Williams, those activities become what he calls "electronic heroin".
(41) ________.In 1997 he lost $21,000 to one slot machine in two days.In March 1997 he lost $72,186.He sometimes played two slot machines at a time, all night, until the boat docked at 5
  • A.., then went back aboard when the casino opened at 9
  • B..Now he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicte
  • C.It did know he had a problem. In March 1998 a friend of Williams’s got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions, and wrote to inform the casino of Williams’s gambling problem.The casino included a photo of Williams among those of banned gamblers, and wrote to him a “cease admissions” letter.Noting the medical/psychological nature of problem gambling behavior, the letter said that before being readmitted to the casino he would have to present medical/psychological information demonstrating that patronizing the casino would pose no threat to his safety or well-being. (42) ________. The Wall Street Journal reports that the casino has 24 signs warnin
  • D.“Enjoy the fun...and always bet with your head, not over it.” Every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the Indiana Department of Mental Health.Nevertheless, Williams’s suit charges that the casino, knowing he was “helplessly addicted to gambling,” intentionally worked to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will.” Well. (43) ________. The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says “pathological gambling” involves persistent, recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of thrill of taking risks in quest of a windfall. (44) ________.Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities. (45) ________. Forty-four states have lotteries, 29 have casinos, and most of these states are to varying degrees dependent on -- you might say addicted to -- revenues from wagering.And since the first Internet gambling site was created in 1995, competition for gamblers’ dollars has become intens
  • E.The Oct.28 issue of Newsweek reported that 2 million gamblers patronize 1,800 virtual casinos every week.With $3.5 billion being lost on Internet wagers this year, gambling has passed pornography as the Web’s most profitable business. 44选？
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The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.1 homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 2.To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless.Estimates 6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 8.One of the federal government’s studies 9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to 10 this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.11 when homeless individuals manage to find a 12 that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 13 the street.Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs.And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders.Many others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 15 skills needed to turn their lives 16.Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 17 programs that address the many needs of the homeless.18 Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 19 it, “There has to be 20 of programs.What’s needed is a package deal.”
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  • B.Likewise
  • C.Therefore
  • D.Furthermore
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The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.1 homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 2.To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless.Estimates 6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 8.One of the federal government’s studies 9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to 10 this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.11 when homeless individuals manage to find a 12 that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 13 the street.Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs.And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders.Many others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 15 skills needed to turn their lives 16.Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 17 programs that address the many needs of the homeless.18 Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 19 it, “There has to be 20 of programs.What’s needed is a package deal.”
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The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.1 homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 2.To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless.Estimates 6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 8.One of the federal government’s studies 9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to 10 this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.11 when homeless individuals manage to find a 12 that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 13 the street.Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs.And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders.Many others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 15 skills needed to turn their lives 16.Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 17 programs that address the many needs of the homeless.18 Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 19 it, “There has to be 20 of programs.What’s needed is a package deal.”
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The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.1 homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 2.To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless.Estimates 6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 8.One of the federal government’s studies 9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
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