“Mom, why are we leaving again? » Young Claire will never understand the answer to the repetitive question asked to her parents every year. With each new house, each year, each evening, Claire must see her father go out and come home late with a bigger hole in his pocket. Claire's mother must make up for the losses created by her husband and fear finding another suicide note; praying that her husband would return to his normal, non-dependent state. Claire's father insists that this will help the family with money and claims that every night is "her night". Claire's family is already in the poorest part of the country and her father is falling deeper into debt every night. If helping the family meant going into more debt and becoming addicted to drugs, then the family would have no problem. This is not specifically the case; gambling and casinos must be made illegal because suicide and addiction are increasing, our country's deficit is growing, and losses differ by wealth. The availability of casinos increases the risk of problem gambling and the number of suicides is skyrocketing. Before casinos became legal in Delaware, their state's gaming hotline only received about one to two calls per month for help with gambling problems. After casinos were legalized, the state began receiving around 450 calls each month (“Gambling Availability Increases Addiction”). “A survey of nearly 200 members of Gamblers Anonymous in Illinois found that 66 percent had considered suicide, 79 percent had wanted to die, 45 percent had a specific plan to commit suicide, and 16 percent had actually attempted suicide” (Hills). People are trying to commit suicide because of this disgusting addiction, the growth of the medical term of ...... middle of paper ......b 2014... Np. Internet. February 26, 2014. .. Np. Internet. February 26, 2014. .Peterson, Eric. “Study: More casinos, more addicted players.” National Council on Problem Gambling. Np, and Web. February 26, 2014. .Stemberger, John. No. Internet. February 26, 2014. Wilde, Cathy. “People in poor neighborhoods are twice as likely to have gambling problems, study finds.” University at Buffalo The State University of New York. University at Buffalo, nd Web. February 26 2014. .