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University students’ union promotes gambling for free tuition
by Scott Gilbreath ~ October 6th, 2008
The students’ union at Cape Breton University is endorsing an internet site that offers Canadian students the chance to win free tuition by playing poker.
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Young adults between the ages of 19 and 24 have the highest risk of becoming problem gamblers, according to statistics from the Nova Scotia Gaming Corp.
Student president Matt Stewart bets against the odds.
With tuition at nearly $5,700 a year, Stewart plans to play. He said he’s not concerned about students getting hooked on gambling by taking part.
“I think there’s going to be other factors to influence people to gamble,” said Stewart.
Meaning what, exactly? Adding one more “factor” doesn’t matter?
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October 7th, 2008 at 09:45 AM
This is completely out of context to your post, Scott, but I wanted to say welcome back to the blogosphere, and I hope your move to Nova Scotia has been a good one!