Welfare Recipients Using State-Issued Debit Cards at California Casinos, Media Mostly Mum
By Noel Sheppard | Sat, 06/26/2010 - 12:08
The Los Angeles Times on Thursday published a blockbuster report concerning California welfare recipients using state-issued debit cards at casino ATMs to be able to instantly gamble with taxpayer dollars.
"The cards, provided by the Department of Social Services to help recipients feed and clothe their families, work in automated teller machines at 32 of 58 tribal casinos and 47 of 90 state-licensed poker rooms, the review found."
Despite this shocking revelation, America's media largely ignored the findings.
But before we get there, KTLA-TV logged a fabulous report on this subject Thursday evening (video follows with more highlights from the Times piece and commentary):
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