Wow did I type the wrong word into my search engine. I guess I wasn't completely switched on when did a google search for 'gambling', but my computer certainly was, it offered 38500,000 results, the majority of which were flashing slogans and prizes and at me, telling me I had already won if I just clicked here...hmmm easy to see how people manage to get carried away on online gambling resources. Below all of these were organisations to help addicts, such as www.gamcare.org.uk. I narrowed my search using various means and came across popular documentary maker, Louis Theroux's piece on Las Vegas. I decided to take a look at this for inspiration and found out some amazing information. Louis looks at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas and discovers that the 15,000 sq ft apartment is available free of charge wi
th complements to top gamblers!!! The room was amazing and is thought to be the biggest in north America. Freebies were however not exclusive to the top gamblers. Regular gamblers were taking full advantage of the free drinks available straight to your machine/table. Many 'sayings' were flung loosely around during the 1hour show, "Just bring what you can afford to lose." "If you can't afford it, don't do it," "I'm not addicted, I just enjoy it," but despite enjoyment being the main reason for most peoples trips, not many people seemed to enjoy being down on there luck and later admitted, "Gamblers never stop" and one man commented "They got the best of me, it's hard to get off the tables" after just loosing £24,000 in as many hours.
th complements to top gamblers!!! The room was amazing and is thought to be the biggest in north America. Freebies were however not exclusive to the top gamblers. Regular gamblers were taking full advantage of the free drinks available straight to your machine/table. Many 'sayings' were flung loosely around during the 1hour show, "Just bring what you can afford to lose." "If you can't afford it, don't do it," "I'm not addicted, I just enjoy it," but despite enjoyment being the main reason for most peoples trips, not many people seemed to enjoy being down on there luck and later admitted, "Gamblers never stop" and one man commented "They got the best of me, it's hard to get off the tables" after just loosing £24,000 in as many hours. It seems that as with many addictions, gamblers seem to say that they do it because they enjoy it and they could stop if they wanted to. I remember being a child and playing the 2p machines in Blackpool...the rush you get when you win a handful of coins makes you put it all back in, desperate for more. In the end though, it seems that the only winners are the casino, arcade, bookmakers and web site owners, who organise the gambling in the first place. 
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