2023年考研英语排序题原文出处 答案一目了然.pdfVIP

2023年考研英语排序题原文出处答案一目了然

Gamblinghasbeenacommonfeature

ofAmericanlifeforever,butforalongtimeitwasbroadly

consideredasin.Nowitisasocialpolicy.NEWSWEEKNov.25

issue

OnthenorthbankoftheOhioRiversitsEvansville,Ind.,

homeofDavidWilliams,52,andofariverboatcasino.During

severalyearsofgamblinginthatcasino,Williams,astate

auditorearning$35,000ayear,lostapproximately$175,000.

Hehadnevergambledbeforethecasinosenthimacouponfor

$20worthofgambling.(PHOTOofGeorgeF.Will)

Hevisitedthecasino,lostthe$20andleft.Onhis

secondvisithelost$800.Thecasinoissuedtohim,asagood

customer,aFunCard,whichwhenusedinthecasinoearnspoints

formealsanddrinks,andenablesthecasinototracktheusers

gamblingactivities.ForWilliams,thoseactivitiesbecame

whathecallselectronicmorphine.Bythetimehehadlost

$5,000hesaidtohimselfthatifhecouldgetbacktoeven,

hewouldquit.Onenighthewon$5,500,buthedidnotquit.

In1997helost$21,000tooneslotmachineintwodays.

InMarch1997helost$72,186.Hesometimesplayedtwoslot

machinesatatime,allnight,untiltheboatdockedat5a.m.,

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thenwentbackaboardwhenthecasinoopenedat9a.m.Nowhe

issuingthecasino,chargingthatitshouldhaverefusedhis

patronagebecauseitknewhewasaddicted.Itdidknowhehad

aproblem.

InMarch1998afriendofWilliamssgothim

involuntarilyconfinedtoatreatmentcenterforaddictions,

andwrotetoinformthecasinoofWilliamssgamblingproblem.

ThecasinoincludedaphotoofWilliamsamongthoseofbanned

gamblers,andwrotetohimaceaseadmissionsletter.Noting

themedical/psychologicalnatureofprob