For all the ills facing large cities, Las Vegas stands out among them all for its home-grown crisis: gambling addictions. No other city in the country boasts so many slot machines, video poker machines and table games, enticing gamblers – not just tourists but the region's two million residents – to gamble and, ultimately, to lose. For some, it is innocent recreation; for others, it is a life-crippling habit. The Las Vegas Sun focused its resources for a multimedia presentation.
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