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<blockquote data-quote="Tropical Wilds" data-source="post: 56562729" data-attributes="member: 250629"><p>If you are bothered by it, what we say for it won't matter. Just like if you aren't bothered by it, what those say against won't matter either. If I were you, rely on intuition and what you believe you should be doing. And I mean openly, honestly doing.</p><p> </p><p>If it were me, if the casino was on the level and your job performance was legal and also above board, I would not have a problem working at a casino. I would rather work at the casino then not be able to afford to take care of my son, or go on welfare, or rely on somebody else to provide for me. If, however, they ask you to do anything illegal or you witness illegal acts or you think they rely on unethical practices, then it's time to move on.</p><p> </p><p>Do people over-indulge by gambling, leading to personal ruin? Absolutely. But is that your responsibility? I don't think so... Having been to one casino (Mohegan Sun in CT), I know they take all sorts of steps to make sure you know how to stay within your means. And in the end, if somebody chooses to not do so, they have a problem and it's their responsibility to take the help that's offered. Honestly, if we expected everybody to be responsible for the bad choices others make, there would be no jobs any of us could morally hold. Do we say that the people who work retail are responsible for the people who spend money beyond what they have, ruin their credit and potentially their lives, risk their family's security? More Americans are destroyed on a daily basis by debt than gambling. Is that the retail employees fault? I remember when I worked in retail, there were times I'd take EBT (food stamps) for $100 for a cart full of junk food and garbage. Then those same people, who presumably are on the program because they can't afford to feed themselves, turn right around and in a seperate transaction buy $20 in alcohol, $40 in cigs, and spend another $40 at the lotto machine. I remember a woman who was over her EBT limit so she put back food, then turned around and bought a $20 scratch ticket. Is that my fault? Is it the fault of the cashier at the grocery store who sold the pack of beer to the guy who drank it all then got behind the wheel? Is it the gas station attendant's fault that people get lung cancer from buying tobacco products? Is the McDonalds clerk responsible for people getting fat? On a grander scale, I have a friend who's homeless, another who can't find reasonably priced housing, and I know of another who live in an apartment that is absolutely disgusting and they pay the same price for their place as I do for mine. Am I doing something wrong by having a reasonably priced apartment and preventing somebody else who may need or want it more from having it? Even when you do something like go on welfare, it divides out the money available for the whole of the recipents... Is it your fault that somebody gets less money because of your participation in the program?</p><p> </p><p>You need to examine for yourself what you think is right. It's not up to any of us, nor could any of us begin to guess if it's a good fit for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tropical Wilds, post: 56562729, member: 250629"] If you are bothered by it, what we say for it won't matter. Just like if you aren't bothered by it, what those say against won't matter either. If I were you, rely on intuition and what you believe you should be doing. And I mean openly, honestly doing. If it were me, if the casino was on the level and your job performance was legal and also above board, I would not have a problem working at a casino. I would rather work at the casino then not be able to afford to take care of my son, or go on welfare, or rely on somebody else to provide for me. If, however, they ask you to do anything illegal or you witness illegal acts or you think they rely on unethical practices, then it's time to move on. Do people over-indulge by gambling, leading to personal ruin? Absolutely. But is that your responsibility? I don't think so... Having been to one casino (Mohegan Sun in CT), I know they take all sorts of steps to make sure you know how to stay within your means. And in the end, if somebody chooses to not do so, they have a problem and it's their responsibility to take the help that's offered. Honestly, if we expected everybody to be responsible for the bad choices others make, there would be no jobs any of us could morally hold. Do we say that the people who work retail are responsible for the people who spend money beyond what they have, ruin their credit and potentially their lives, risk their family's security? More Americans are destroyed on a daily basis by debt than gambling. Is that the retail employees fault? I remember when I worked in retail, there were times I'd take EBT (food stamps) for $100 for a cart full of junk food and garbage. Then those same people, who presumably are on the program because they can't afford to feed themselves, turn right around and in a seperate transaction buy $20 in alcohol, $40 in cigs, and spend another $40 at the lotto machine. I remember a woman who was over her EBT limit so she put back food, then turned around and bought a $20 scratch ticket. Is that my fault? Is it the fault of the cashier at the grocery store who sold the pack of beer to the guy who drank it all then got behind the wheel? Is it the gas station attendant's fault that people get lung cancer from buying tobacco products? Is the McDonalds clerk responsible for people getting fat? On a grander scale, I have a friend who's homeless, another who can't find reasonably priced housing, and I know of another who live in an apartment that is absolutely disgusting and they pay the same price for their place as I do for mine. Am I doing something wrong by having a reasonably priced apartment and preventing somebody else who may need or want it more from having it? Even when you do something like go on welfare, it divides out the money available for the whole of the recipents... Is it your fault that somebody gets less money because of your participation in the program? You need to examine for yourself what you think is right. It's not up to any of us, nor could any of us begin to guess if it's a good fit for you. [/QUOTE]
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