Gas or gamble? Economy forces some to choose
By Gary Stoller, USA TODAY
Carlos Bueno and his wife, Mayra, drove three times last year from their home in Houston to a casino in Lake Charles, La., but they won't be making the two-hour drive this summer.


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not only have we not made our annual trips to the casino an hour and 45 mis away, I have cut back to about $50 a month for online gambling. It's sad when a tank that could once be filled with $35 now costs almost $100 to fill and 150 gallons of heating oil that once cost about $250 now runs almost $600. Someone really needs to do something about these prices.