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Breakage · 07-20-2008, 08:59 AM

observation number 1.

gambling is incredibly pervasive in the US,
beyond gas and roadside motels,

casinos and racetracks dominate the billboard industry.

some states like Oklahoma now have 86 casinos/racinos open.

there is widespread gambling in the poorest areas like Tunica and on the various indian reservations.

I had not driven across the country in 20+yrs,
the single biggest difference over that period of time is the pervasiveness of the gambling,
even moreso than the pervasiveness of the crass commercialization that finds the same stores/restaurants et al in every single city.

07-20-2008, 08:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Breakage Status: Super Horse Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,887	6700 mile road trip observation number 1. gambling is incredibly pervasive in the US, beyond gas and roadside motels, casinos and racetracks dominate the billboard industry. some states like Oklahoma now have 86 casinos/racinos open. there is widespread gambling in the poorest areas like Tunica and on the various indian reservations. I had not driven across the country in 20+yrs, the single biggest difference over that period of time is the pervasiveness of the gambling, even moreso than the pervasiveness of the crass commercialization that finds the same stores/restaurants et al in every single city. __________________ "An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather." Washington Irving