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06 年考研英语排序题原文出处 Electronic Morphine Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever, but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin. Now it is a social policy. NEWSWEEK Nov. 25 issue On the north bank of the Ohio River sits Evansville, Ind., home of David Williams, 52, and of a riverboat casino. 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. (PHOTO of George F. Will) He visited the casino, lost the $20 and left. On