I am amazed how casinos target people with very limited incomes. I have worked in the social service field for over 10 years and the casinos here in MN literally have a free bus that comes to all the public housing hi rises in Minneapolis and St Paul and offers free rides to the casinos, just after the first of the month. They literally send them a bus just after everyone gets their social security check. These are people that I would consider vulnerable to financial abuse, as many of them have a variety of disabilities that affect their ability to make decisions and budget their money. That is one thing I usually assisted most clients with. Let's see, you don't understand money management and have a rep payee that has to pay your bills, have impulse control issues because of mental illness/brain injury/cognitive disabilities, and the casinos bring you a free bus and offer free meals to tempt you to go spend the tiny bit of money you have left. Seems wrong to me.
Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now. DH and I have had numerous discussions about this and I know that a lot of people won't agree with me, but I think I've just seen it too often where by the end of the month, I'm taking these people to the food shelf. Sad.