Gambling: "Yes" or "No." As far as Texas was concerned, lottery gambling is considered to be braking the law until the mid-1980s when the lottery was approved. I always thought it was ironic that the state of Texas decided that gambling was OK when you gamble on the state-controlled lottery. My question has always been "Why is gambling illegal lottery in the first place?" What is the point of gambling against the law? Are we protected from loss or scammed out of our hard earned money? I have no answer to this question, and I'm pretty sure no one answer that makes sense.
Gamble, gamble or not, that is the question ..
We can sit around and play "what if" game all day and look for signs of unethical behavior, and then try to regulate it. My question has always been this: If I go to work and earn money, whose job is that if you decide to gamble with my money? Who decides if gambling could be considered wasteful and immoral? Why would we want someone the power to decide when to spend our money? Let me understand this, if I spend $ 1,500 in a poker game and lose your money, but the law itself, because I'm wasting my money? What about the person who took my money? Are you also break the law? I have a brilliant idea! How about that! "Stay the hell out of my wallet, and let me decide what, where and how I want to spend their money. Why not try it?
If you control the gambling:
Why can not control other parts of our lives too? How about that person in the shop inspect our foods decide when we have enough Twinkies or chips? It seems to me that obesity is a growing problem (no pun intended) in relation to gambling. How about limiting the amount of people who can spend money on toys, such as jet skies, bass, motorcycles, boats and plasma TVs, etc? Who protects us from wasting our money in these cases?
Some people think that gambling is immoral.
When it comes to gambling, I have just one question for you, have you ever been on the corner of Coit and Campbell, and made a left turn? Trust me to die, and not with their money, but with your life! Did you ever drive up-time hour during rush hour? You are gambling every time you step into the car. Who am I hurt when I sit at the poker table and play, your family? What should I do with my money, instead, buy beer and cigarettes, take skydiving lessons? Just so I understand the rules in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex: I can pay to jump from an airplane, buying wine, cigars, pay money to see naked women dance, rent XXX movies, bungee jump from the tower, shooting people with paint balls in imitation of war, But I can not sit down and play a card game?
It seems to me that the state of Texas says: "Gambling is fine as long as they do with us."
And that's okay with you? Why not allow the state of Texas will be the only source for shoes? If you want to buy shoes, you have to buy them from the state. They could charge $ 500 for a pair of shoes and make you 1000 times, all in the name of "raising money for the children." Did you know that the Texas Lottery collects at least 50 percent of VIG (VIG is the percentage of the house fee for running the game). Let's compare the Texas lottery to other forms of gambling, such as in casinos playing craps can have less than 2 percent of VIG (depending on how you play), Roulette has less than 6% of VIG. Keno (which is really a lottery), has between 18 and 34 percent of VIG (25% average). Texas Lottery collects at least 50 percent of VIG (more than twice as much the worst game in the casino, which is Keno). Exactly who they are taking advantage of this high VIG? The poor, uneducated, people without a computer? If the Texas Lottery Casino in Las Vegas, no one would ever play with such lousy odds.
With that being said, I enjoy gambling and I still play the lottery
Am I a hypocrite for gambling in Texas Lottery? Maybe so, or maybe I'm playing because I love gambling and I realize that this is the only game in town. However, if I had a choice I'd rather be gambling with better odds, or perhaps in another game. My point is, "Make up your mind, whether gambling is immoral and should be banned or not." What is immoral is that one organization to have a monopoly on the game, then it would be illegal to compete. The competition in the gambling was good, just like everything else, gambling in the open market always reduces cost, improves quality and gives the buyer the best deal. It is my opinion.
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