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Player Loves Gambling but has Concerns

MADISON, Wisconsin – As reported by the Capital Times: "Susanne Way's grandfather built the wood bar in the Olin Avenue tavern that hosted mobster and poker player Al Capone when he passed through Madison on his way to a northern Wisconsin hideout.

"Way started playing poker herself when she was 3 years old while hanging out at Antlers, the bar her parents owned off the Beltline near South Towne.

"Now 43, Way has spent most of her adult life working for casinos, dealing cards at Bally's Grand and the Hilton in Reno, and at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, among other major casinos. She also has worked at Indian casinos out West and, closer to home, at the Mississippi Belle, a riverboat casino in Clinton, Iowa.

"She is a serious player herself, lured by the electric energy of casinos and the promise of large payouts.

"…Like other local residents who oppose the proposed expansion of the DeJope bingo hall into a full-fledged casino, Way argues that siting casinos in small, established communities ruins lives because problem gamblers can't resist the temptation in their midst.

"…Way herself is no stranger to addictions.

"A recovering alcoholic, she says she has abstained from alcohol for 16 years, with one slip some nine years ago.

"She doesn't consider herself addicted to gambling, but acknowledges her strong attraction.

"…She is clearly torn by the lure - and drawbacks - of gaming.

"…'I love the business. But it's my duty as a Madisonian to look out for the city I love.'"

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