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Should You Be Worried About Your Husband's Betting App?
We all recognize dead-eyed men feeding their paychecks into slot machines as gambling addicts. Make that same basic temptation iPhone-accessible, add sports stats or political drama, and suddenly he’s just “doing research.”
By Andrea Mew9 min read
There's something downright depressing about a casino in daylight. If you’ve ever been to Vegas or Atlantic City, you know the scene. Where are the windows? Why is a 67-year-old man staring with dead eyes at a glowing machine while repeatedly pressing a button that triggers cartoon coins exploding across the screen? Why is a woman, probably named Deb, smoking a whole pack of Lucky Strikes and chipping away at her Social Security check with every round on the machine?