In an episode of season 5 of The Simpsons cartoon, the townsfolk of Springfield decided to legalize gambling in order to boost the town’s flagging coffers. Marge – the mom whom the Simpson family normally rely on to be the voice of reason and prevent their lives degenerating into chaos - develops a gambling addiction after putting a loose coin in a slot machine. She becomes permanently glued to the machines, feeding in coins in a zombie-like fashion and consequently neglecting her family, who proceed to stir up all sorts of unconstrained mayhem. ... Read More