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Topic	U.S. federal ban on sports gambling overturned
Gheb 05/14/18 12:07:31 PM #44:	Asherlee10 posted... voldothegr8 posted... Asherlee10 posted... UnfairRepresent posted... Asherlee10 posted... Is there a good argument against sports betting? Christianity opposes it It ruins lives It comes down to "Is it the Government's job to protect the people from themselves?" Religious-based arguments in this scenario don't really hold any weight. No, but that's why online poker and sports betting were outlawed. For fuck sake... The previous ban on sports betting might have initially been caused by the religious-based arguments, but the fact that it has stayed illegal as long as it has is 100% because of extensive lobbying from the Vegas gaming center (where it is legal) to keep it illegal. You've basically had the gaming industry from the rest of the nation (particularly Atlantic City and the Seminole tribe) actively fighting Vegas to make sports betting legal. When it comes to online poker. The illegality of that is driven entirely by the casino industry. Now the congress people they lobbied might pass it off under moral reasoning and protecting people, but they were being backed by casinos. --- S** I have to stop doing that," Gheb said, as he lay back down and died again.* - Forgotten Love Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl <cite>Gheb posted [p:901323220] in U.S. feder... [t:76606520]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>voldothegr8 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>UnfairRepresent posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>Is there a good argument against sports betting? </quote> Christianity opposes it It ruins lives It comes down to "Is it the Government's job to protect the people from themselves?"</quote> Religious-based arguments in this scenario don't really hold any weight.</quote> No, but that's why online poker and sports betting were outlawed.</quote> For fuck sake...</quote> The previous ban on sports betting might have initially been caused by the religious-based arguments, but the fact that it has stayed illegal as long as it has is 100% because of extensive lobbying from the Vegas gaming center (where it is legal) to keep it illegal. You've basically had the gaming industry from the rest of the nation (particularly Atlantic City and the Seminole tribe) actively fighting Vegas to make sports betting legal. When it comes to online poker. The illegality of that is driven entirely by the casino industry. Now the congress people they lobbied might pass it off under moral reasoning and protecting people, but they were being backed by casinos. --- S*** I have to stop doing that," Gheb said, as he lay back down and died again. - Forgotten Love Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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