There are considerate amount of activites a person could do that costs little money. It won't break the bank to go hiking or biking. Most of us enjoy a hobby that takes us outside when time and weather allow.
Unfortunately VLTs (video lottery terminals) have caught the attention of many people making them a victim of the hyponotic addiction. They will sit for hours feeding money into these machines, and for a long time may not realize that their 'hobby' has become a real problem.
It's great that everyone have a hobby, most content people in life do. Recreational activity should not hurt the financial and emotional well being of a family. Playing the VLTs or playing poker could have begin as a pasttime for some people, but it begin to control their life as they got more addicted.
In the long run many people that started gambling as a hobby have found the awful outcome. They have had their family say 'enough.' There are some people that have lost everything they own, homes, vehicles, everything they earned from hard work. Their credit cards are maxed out and they are in financial ruin.
VLTs and gambling are like a drug for some people. Their brain gets stimulated making them excited and full of anticipation in hopes that they will win money. Reminder to people: VLTs weren't invented to lose money. They only kick a few dollars back to keep gambling hobbyists in their seats to fork in more money.
Everybody knows that our economy is in poor shape. There are so many other hobbies to choose from and lots of activities to do outside, it dosn't make sence for people to want to hand over money so easily. Don't let VLTs and gambling control your life.