1.   Just as Foxwoods capitalized on untapped gambling fever in New England, a major union is hoping to recruit the huge unorganized work force that the casino has spawned.

2.   Only in Maryland did the gambling fever fail to infect the populace.

3.   Gambling fever among youngsters reached fever pitch during the soccer World Cup last year.

4.   Like an epidemic, gambling fever has spread everywhere -- from private firms to government offices and from schools to local banks.

5.   Women are no exception, gripped by gambling fever to the same extent as their male counterparts.

6.   The government, worried at the social consequences of gambling fever, does not want to move too quickly.