Should Gambling be Legal?

Do you feel lucky? Do you? Almost everyone’s gambled at some point in his life, laying down money on everything from lottery tickets to Vegas poker tables. The thrill of chasing that elusive jackpot has turned gambling into a multi-billion-dollar industry, but there’s a personal risk that comes with every wager. With nearly 500 casinos currently open for business in the U.S. has legalized gambling gone too far?

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Oh, Yeah?

This is not prohibition against betting a dollar that I can pick up the ten pin at the bowling alley. This is prohibition against a form of gambling which can easily lead to addiction and the many proven results: embezzlement, suicide, child and spouse abuse, etc. Why should the government allow and/or sponsor an activity that is so destructive? Do you know of anyone who has commited suicide from paying a penny sales tax? If so, please provide proof.

- jodean August 2, 2008 7:51AM

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amen brotha

- mattbertrams January 12, 2009 11:26AM

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