Week 5: Gambling in Alabama

This would be the post my inquiry essay would stem from if that essay was not already complete, but I will do it out of order. I believe that gambling should be allowed in Alabama for many reasons. One, gambling does not directly kills anyone, but alcohol and cigarettes accounts for millions of deaths per year and they are legal to adults. Second, alcohol and cigarettes cost society billions of dollars a year, but gambling could actually contribute to society. Third, gambling addiction affects fewer people than either alcoholism or nicotine addiction.

Next, gambling has many possible benefits to a society. The profits from government controlled lotteries could be used to fund education, like in Georgia where the HOPE Scholarship is funded and so is the entire state's prekindergarten program. Money could also be used to fund local projects, like parks and roads and physical fitness centers. All of these things could be used to improve the living conditions of Alabamians and raise the rankings of the state of Alabama as a whole.