Not on Social Security. Gambling losses are not included in social security payments at West German spas where almost everything else may be paid for on doctors’ orders. In Bad Neuenahr, one of the booming West German spas, the gambling rooms are elegant and popular. Many people come to the spa for the entertainment, not the cure. This is the roulette table in the casino, where play starts at 2 p.m. and betting is heavy.

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Title:
Not on Social Security. Gambling losses are not included in social security payments at West German spas where almost everything else may be paid for on doctors’ orders. In Bad Neuenahr, one of the booming West German spas, the gambling rooms are elegant and popular. Many people come to the spa for the entertainment, not the cure. This is the roulette table in the casino, where play starts at 2 p.m. and betting is heavy.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Gambling
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. October 1965]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Gambling
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 234 x 181 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/zc77wq937
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001205_0007
Barcode:
39999088103237