Catholic Church Against Slot Machines 

There is a war being waged in Massachusetts as to whether or not slot machines should be allowed. There are those that want to see several casinos added, or even just bring them in at the tracks. But there are also a lot of people who don’t want to see them brought in at all. This is where the Catholic Church comes in. They say that expanding gambling in the state would be a bad idea and that it would only do more harm than good. 

The church says that slot machines are really only a tax on the poor, and that it increases crime and unemployment in the states that do offer it. The state says that they will bring in jobs and increase the amount of revenue that they have, but the church says that the money comes in at too high of a price. The Massachusetts Catholic Conference has come out in support of the bishop’s opposition to bringing in more slot machines to the state. They said that although they understand that it is a “legitimate form of recreation” that it will eventually become “enslavement” in those people who are unable to stop gambling once they have started. 

They say that there are social ills and repercussions that must be addressed as they are a very real part of the problems that come in with slot machines. They said that when a person chooses to go to a slot machine instead of going home and feeding their family – there is a real problem there. They said that you find this with any kind of bill that allows “predatory gambling” which is what they say slot machines are.