The Day editorial, "Despite opposition, Keno arrives," (Oct. 14), once again panned Keno's imminent introduction in Connecticut claiming it preys on vulnerable, desperate people with the least disposable income. I fail to see how Keno is any different in this respect than the thousands upon thousands of local casinos' alluring slot machines with their bells, whistles and lights.

There may be, but I have never read of people in Massachusetts or Rhode Island going to prison for embezzlement because they played too much Keno. However, I have read myriad accounts, many in The Day, of embezzlers going to prison because they hit the casino slots too often.

With two massive casinos and a third on the way (which The Day is OK with), the Connecticut Lottery, and soon Keno, not to mention Fantasy Football and other Internet betting options, gambling now pervades every nook and cranny of Connecticut's psyche. The seeds for Connecticut's gambling mania now gripping the state were sowed decades ago by Congressman Sam Gejdenson, Sen. Chris Dodd, et al, by their enacting legislation leading to the establishment of casinos in Connecticut. 

Gerald Drury

Ledyard