1. In discussing whether compulsive gambling is an addiction, both Ronald M. Pavalko and Michael Walker compare it to drug addiction. How do their comparisons differ? In your opinion, whose analogy is more convincing?
2. Henry R. Lesieur uses many statistics to describe the costs associated with compulsive gambling, while Nick Gillespie relies more on anecdotes to support his claim that compulsive gambling is not as widespread as antigambling activists claim. Whose argument do you find more convincing, and why?
3. The American Gaming Association (AGA) denies that the gambling industry preys on compulsive gamblers, as Bernard P. Horn claims. How does the fact that AGA represents the casino industry affect your evaluation of the association’s arguments"