WHEW! Not only are your e-mails heavy but they're also hot!

My editor forwards all response e-mail to me -- good and bad. I received a particularly hot one in my batch of e-mails at the end of the first week in May -- it came in two days after our PRESSPOINTS NetNews hit cyberspace! It sizzled my screen and I bet it sizzled the airwaves on its way to us!

A Detroit reader asked: Why promote and glamorize gambling?

Dear Detroit Reader; I don't. I don't even advocate gambling and I sure won't do it on my money. I just teach those who wish to learn and want to go with it. Gambling was glamorized and promoted long before you and I were gleams in our parent's eyes. Dice have been fascinating people and deciding fates for over 2,000 years. Even the language of dice echoes history. When Caesar made the critical decision to take his victorious army across Rubicon against the edict of the Roman Senate, he took his retort from the lexicon of the dice player: "Iacta alea est." The die is cast. Primitives all over the globe-the American Indian, the Aztec and Maya, the South Sea Islander, the Eskimo, the African-have gambled with dice of many curious shapes and markings. Dice have been made from plum and peach stones; seeds; buffalo, caribou and moose bone; deer horn; pebbles; pottery; walnut shells; beaver and woodchuck teeth. In Greek and Roman times, most dice were made of ivory; others were bronze, agate, rock crystal, onyx, jet, alabaster, marble, amber or porcelain. So you see, dear reader, no matter what you or I do, or want to do, about stopping our brother earthlings from gambling, it's in our blood. At least it's in mine! That's why I chose to make my living rather than my demise from it.

The rest of your argument holds some merit, and I quote:

"Many of the people your newsletter can't afford to or shouldn't gamble and you are encouraging them to do so. I live near Detroit and have been disappointed to see casinos open there. My feelings on the Detroit casinos describe my feelings on gambling in general. Detroit now has three Casinos. People don't game there; they gamble. The casinos and politicians are proud to point out that each casino takes in a million dollars a day in profit. Where do you suppose the money comes from? People spend their money on nothing and get nothing in return. A lot of the profit comes from people that can ill afford to gamble and the profits go to Las Vegas. There is nothing good about the casinos and gambling. People running the casinos have everything rigged in their favor and are unconcerned about their effect on their victims, except for occasional bad publicity due to suicides. You don't live in Detroit. Do you have any desire to visit Detroit's casinos? No? Very few from other areas visit Detroit to gamble. The money lost comes from the Detroit area. Detroit is struggling to come back. So, don't encourage people to gamble. I guess since gambling is your proud "First Place" item you won't be influenced enough by my comments to even slow it down.

Gaming is another word (you use) for gambling."

Well said, my friend, and thanks. I couldn't have said it better than you did. We publish your response in the hopes that your comments will help to slow down the rushing tide of gamblers flooding the gambling casinos, in various cities, all over the world, to deposit their money.

I still have a lot of e-mail to answer so, as Mr. Detroit suggests, we will leave the cover on the crap table for next month also.

EDITOR'S NOTE:
It's too bad that Detroit won't be able to read Ha3ry's response. Along with his critique, he requested an unsubscription.
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