Written scenario · Problem solving, Ethics
Betting lounges downtown
You are a resident serving on your town's advisory panel.
The town council has asked the panel whether to permit two sports-betting lounges downtown. Their license fees would pay for after-school programs that are otherwise due to close in June, and supporters say adults can decide how to spend their own money. Walid, who chairs the panel and runs a debt-counseling service, says the households he sees are already struggling, yet admits that people can bet on their phones anyway, so a ban may protect no one. The written recommendation is due Friday, and he asks for yours.
The two questions
- 1What would you recommend, and why?
- 2What similar debate happening today does this remind you of, and what does it show about how far a community should go to protect adults from their own choices?
What raters look for
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
- Ethics
- Weighs competing duties honestly, protects people from harm, and stays accountable to rules and values.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
