Anti-Keno Pitch Finds Traction

Anti-Keno Pitch Finds Traction

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Fernandez has started a petition to overturn the recent state General Assembly decision to allow Keno machines—which offer a kind of digital speed-bingo called the “crack” of electronic gaming—in hundreds of Connecticut restaurants and bars in order … Read more on New Haven Independent

 

Will Keno Catch On—In Mayor's Race?

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Keno, called the “crack cocaine” of electronic gambling because of its alleged quick addictive potential, is a bingo-like electronic game that allows players to keep playing anew every five or six minutes. Until now, you had to drive to a casino to … Read more on New Haven Independent

 

JOHN STOSSEL : Modern – day puritans are a threat to freedom

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If we banned every activity that had the potential to be addictive, we'd have to ban fatty foods, sex, alcohol and the stock market. Life means risk. … They just have to leave us feeling righteous because we've done something to crack down on bad … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post