 What did the gambling industry hope people saw when they came to Vegas?
This effort has largely succeeded, because Vegas is still the dominant image of American gambling, if not the dominant reality. Today's panelists tell the commission that kids are starting to gamble too young and are getting addicted too easily, that compulsive gambling appears to be increasing as gambling spreads, that gambling marketing may be designed to addict customers, and that the industry exploits problem gamblers by allowing them to draw repeated credit card advances from ATMs on casino floors. In exchange for losing a few compulsive gamblers, the casinos will (falsely) appear more concerned with the health of their customers than with profits. A few years ago, gambling was confined to Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
 an innocent, happy entertainment center
 an innocent, happy entertainment center  a huge money-making development  the "other side" of Las Vegas  a place where unions aren't needed