Slots Wrong Way to Fund the State

I HOPE MARYLAND WILL have the good sense not to legalize slots ("To OC, slots present threat, opportunity," Aug. 17). I believe raising money in that way would be wrong and unhealthy for the citizens of this state.

I do not believe slots are a legitimate way to fund anything.

They set a bad example for the young people of this state and make it possible for those who have weaknesses for gambling to indulge that habit instead of providing for their families in the best way that they can.

I believe that we, as a people, can move our state forward in a much better way by rejecting this strategy for raising funds for our state.

BECKY DUKES
Baltimore

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