Trump’s dangerous mix

September 29, 2011 3:40 pm

The Trump Taj Mahal is offering $25,000 worth of plastic surgery to the winner of a card promotion at the Atlantic City casino.

At first blush, the promotion sounds like a fun gimmick aimed at the core market of Atlantic City gamblers: elderly women. But some medical professionals say the promotion sets a bad precedent by pairing two potentially compulsive behaviors.

Dr. Eda Gorbis, assistant professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and founder of the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders in Los Angeles, said she has seen cases of people struggling with excessive plastic surgery and excessive gambling, and has grown concerned about the connections.

Leave it to a casino that promotes one bad behavior to offer a prize for another that causes problems. Ironically, the one thing that could use a face lift is Atlantic City itself.  Maybe Trump should spend some money to help improve its surrounding neighborhood, which remains down on its luck.

Comment Policy

Commenters: be rigorous, be powerful, be funny, but don't be mean. Inappropriate and off topic comments will be deleted. Repeat offenders of the policy will be banned from comments.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>