Research Essay

For my research essay I have chosen the topic of gambling. Why do people do it? What makes them keep doing it? Is it an addiction? Should it be illegal? These are just a sample of the questions I have come up with, but the main one that will be the center of my paper, is should gambling be considered illegal? Very few states do consider it illegal, in fact only two do. Gambling is only illegal in Utah and Hawaii. This was odd because I saw gambling as merely a time for adults to have a little fun, but many people take it too far. Many people are willing to risk there family, job, home, and future just to get black jack. Also, compulsive gambling is one of the most overlooked addictions of all. There are only about 130 gambling help programs in the United States, verses alcoholic help programs which are in the thousands. Many people will go broke, and lose there family before they admit they have a problem and seek help. Quite simply, gambling is a serious problem.