“I maxed out 13 credit cards, went through everything I was putting aside for retirement … stole money from my wife, stole some money and a lot of time from my employers, snuck around, cheated, lied about everything.”
“I was gambling, uncontrolled, for about 15 years,” Fred explained. His struggle with suicide didn’t come from drugs or alcohol, but a vice Texas’ public servants are openly considering unleashing on Texans. “I was right on the verge of killing myself,” 79-year-old Fred L. A well-funded political action committee poured $2 million into Texas 2022 elections and is spending untold sums on lobbying lawmakers to help make this happen. Multiple statewide public servants, and at least one big city mayor, are pushing to bring this to your state. The data shows that gambling breeds crime and addiction, destroys families, ruins lives, closes local businesses, and lowers property values. Legalizing gambling would be the equivalent of unleashing a neutron bomb on Texas cities and communities.
