lesson 6 - lotteries and gambling

First, to answer the question, I would condemn the construction of a casino in Singapore.

Casinos were supposed to be a money maker for governments and the owners of the casinos and to create jobs for people. However, people have abused this 'form of entertainment' and started gambling, thinking that it could actually help them make lots of money.

Many Singaporeans who have lower incomes want to strike it big and obtain large amounts of money in a short amount of time or with little effort. Hence, they turn to gambling in lotteries or casinos in the hopes that they will help them fulfil their dreams of being rich.

Unfortunately, some of them win at first, causing them to think that gambling is the way to go. When they later start losing, they will want to recoup their losses and keep on gambling until their funds have been depleted. This is evident as shown in the quote from Johnny W. found below:

'After awhile, the winnings I was getting wasn't enough. I always wanted more. I found myself going in. If i had i had to leave, i found myself to going back in at every opportunity.
But in the winnings, I started to lose as well. The more I lost, the more I found myself wanting to get back my losses more.'

Gambling addicts often find themselves in a financial crisis or in trouble with their family or loan sharks. They borrow money from them in order to attempt to get back their losses. However, more often than not, they fail to do so, and end up owing the loan sharks money.

Hence, I condemn the building of casinos in Singapore as they can cause a terrible predicament to themselves and their family and land themselves in debts.