[irishnip]

Originally Posted by Breakage

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.

you should have stayed off the interstates and only taken the secondary roads......you never would have seen signs of gambling....they don't have crap tables at mt. rushmore....