TRACK 1:

Walking along the famous Las Vegas Boulevard?tourists are standing outside of restaurants with alcoholic drinks in their hands?vendors are passing out cards for pleasurable activities and people are gambling in the casinos. It's a fun time for them. But the thrill of gambling is dangerous for some senior citizens with nothing but free time. A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control says Nevada's suicide rate is three times higher than the national average for senior citizens? Some experts say the problem is related to gambling addiction.

ACT: O'HARE (:14)
In CUE: "we provide the public awareness..."
OUT CUE: they know exactly where they can go.

TRACK 2:

That's Carol O'Hare. She's the Executive Director for Nevada's Council on Problem Gambling. Her office sits outside of the main strip beside an old train track carrying oil refinery tanks Through he...
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FOR SOME TOURISTS LAS VEGAS IS A THRILLING ADVENTURE. THEY CAN

SHOP, WATCH GYMNASTIC SHOWS, SHAKE IT IN THE DANCE CLUBS AND

OF COURSE GAMBLE THE NIGHT AWAY. SIN CITY HAS ALSO BECOME AN

ATTRACTIVE HOT SPOT FOR RETIRING SENIOR CITIZENS. BUT FOR A LOT

OF THEM GAMBLING IN LAS VEGAS TURNS INTO ADDICTION THEN

SUICIDE. NEXT GENERATION RADIO'S TAMIKA SMITH REPORTS