In the past decade, there has been an incredible growth in the gambling industry. Twenty years ago, if people wanted to gamble, they would have to go to Nevada. Today, there are only six states in which no form of legalized gambling exists. In addition, online gambling has also gained a lot of popularity. More than seven hundred web sites now provide users the opportunity to place wagers on everything from casino games to sporting …showed first 75 words of 1868 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1868 total…or are "bored and looking for some excitement." Yet some have troublesome addictions that they can not avoid. With the continuous growing popularity of gambling, the results can be problematic and hurt more and more people. Though gambling may help supply jobs to some people in need, it also destroys them and also many of the gamblers themselves. Gambling needs to be made completely illegal or more rigidly controlled to prevent these kinds of problems.