I was driving down the road the other day and saw a sign on a church that said "gambling is a sure way to get nothing for something." Now, at first I laughed because gambling is a lot like angels. Yes, Angels. The only people that believe in angels are the ones that have seen or been touched by them. Likewise, the only people that think that you can make money in some form of gambling are those that have experienced it first hand. Now I don't blame the church for trying to expose the people driving down the highway to the pitfalls of gambling but I am not sure their sign may do more harm than good. I mean think about it, there are 3 types of people that will read this sign: 1. the conservative "non gambler"- he agrees with the sign but would never gamble and doesn't give the sign much thought. 2. the closet gambler- he may agree with the sign but is still going to gamble because he knows the guy that made the sign doesn't know what he is talking about and 3. The gamblers- these are the guys that will try and bet each other how long it will be before someone changes the order of the words and the sign will read "gambling is a sure way to get SOMETHING for NOTHING."
I think the people that run that church might be better served to put up a sign that says " too much to drink? made your last bet? don't know where to turn? MAKE A RIGHT TURN HERE. WE CAN HELP."
The problem people have isn't with gambling or drinking or the stock market. The problem is with the excessive nature in which they do these things. For most people, gambling is a great way to have some fun and YES make some money.
Maybe the sign should just say "thou shall not put any other Gods before me."
We are 18-8 in the month of October and YES we are making money gambling. If you want to get signed up and win with us do it today. If you don't, please gamble within your means and don't drink and gamble at the same time. If you feel you may have a problem call and get help.
