The gambling industry wants you to think their business is all about the gleaming palaces of possibility you see in the ads, full of glam young couples enjoying sumptuous dinners and joyous girls’ nights out and wholesome family entertainment.
The reality is far less picturesque.
If you haven’t already, take a look at the Globe’s remarkable series on how people in Asian communities in and around Boston are being preyed upon by casinos and other gambling operations. It lays out, in heartbreaking detail, the ways in which casinos are targeting vulnerable people, separating them from their money with sometimes tragic consequences.
