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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought there was only one speaker in the House. Therefore, it will be a big challenge. So, if you say let counties make their own county legislation, counties that are predominantly Islamic might not allow this. So, what I have proposed in their reports, they will not allow this. They would have proposed a uniform county legislation for counties to be able to fall on this issue of gambling. Owing to the different diverse culture, different religion, you have to appreciate that this culture of gambling is killing many families. Gambling is an addiction. It is becoming a problem. While we appreciate that we must raise taxes, gambling is a dangerous disease. When it is addictive, it should be treated the way it is being treated. Many people are betting, for instance, the other day when Chelsea was playing against PSG. There are people who are still recovering from that shock, especially people who did not support Chelsea to win. T There is the betting scene and there are many betting companies. In our villages where we come from, especially where Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale comes from, I am told young men and women are stealing eggs to go and sell, so that they can gamble. When you visit our small centres, there are some Chinese-like machines called lotteries that are taking a lot of our resources. Therefore, I would have expected our Committee--- We do not want this to be a gambling nation. This is gambling with life. People are gambling with their lives. They go to the streets, they loot. It is just a gambling. You saw some of the young people were even sending money for morticians, even during Saba and during the anniversary of Gen Z demonstrations. We are a dangerous country. We are teaching the young people bad manners of gambling. We have said that you can gamble your way to wealth or to power. We should desist from this. Some of your guests, including boys and girls from various schools, should know that gambling is bad manners. We should not teach our society to gamble. We know people who have gambled their way to where they are; and we do not want to mention names after you gave us directive in the ruling, that you gave it in a Solomonic manner. We do not want to teach anybody to be a gambler. The only gambler we should allow is Kenny Rogers' song about gambling. That is the only song we should allow. The Standing Orders do not allow me to sing. Some of my colleagues are misleading me. You should know when to run and when to stay. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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