People have always gambled and will always gamble. That’s the way it is, especially now with celebrities condoning it. People in general want to be just like celebrities, but the different between a celebrity and the rest of us average Americans, is the income. And celebrities have a lot of it. By glamorizing Las Vegas and celebrity poker is only fueling the fire of what could lead into a disastrous gambling debt. With celebrities helping to create a fantasy about gambling and casinos, it puts the average American at risk of trying to keep up without the financial resources. Now that celebrities are more and more endorsing gambling and lavish trips to Las Vegas, most Americans just can’t keep up. There are even television spots that elicit tourism to Las Vegas, with tag lines such as “Great shopping can be your alibi” or “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”.

Now that society has glamorized gambling, we typically want to be a part of it. Online gambling is seen as the most cost efficient way to gamble. Because you don’t have travel or incur hotel expenses, you can simply roll out of bed on a Saturday morning and start betting for Sunday’s big games. Online sports betting has been estimated that it’s five times larger than Las Vegas sports betting. Since gambling has become so convenient, so has debt.