We are not moral crusaders at this newspaper. We never had a problem with Belizeans gambling with Belizeans. But, if you really think about it, gambling in Belize has also been effectively privatized. Everybody goes to the foreign-owned casino, and now our gambling dollars are exported, just like our telephone, water, electricity and other dollars. But that?s the way the politicians wanted it, the politicians whom we elected.

Everybody loves the casino, and there?s nothing we can do right now to roll back that Princess tide. But all the hypocrites in Belize must understand that an insidious process is gong on here. Adult entertainment is being mixed up with children?s entertainment. The casino has become so greedy they also think they?re a mall. There?s a contradiction here. Gambling is an adult vice. We should keep it far away from our children.