News Article: States are free to authorize sports betting, Supreme Court rules

[RollTide_HTTR]

States are free to authorize sports betting, Supreme Court rules

This could get interesting...

 

[CajunCrimson]

Great....another way for Louisiana residents to waste their money.....

apparently they are going to let it happen in Louisiana -- but let each Parish decide.

 

[Jon]

Alabama should allow sports betting parlors. They already have Dog, Horse, Bingo and Indian gaming, with no professional teams to worry about legalized sports betting could be a huge revenue source for the State

 

[Tidewater]

Alabama should allow sports betting parlors. They already have Dog, Horse, Bingo and Indian gaming, with no professional teams to worry about legalized sports betting could be a huge revenue source for the State

I had a conversation with a teacher once in which I called the lottery "a tax on stupidity." She told me she plays the lottery every week and I realized my statement was too harsh. Gambling is a tax on irrational optimism. If you've got the money to waste on it, I guess it's okay, but I would not recommend it. The House always wins, or they would not be in the business.

And yes, Alabama could use the revenue.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

For those interested ESPN has some solid coverage on this. What states are close to legalizing? How will this impact sports? etc.

Full coverage of sports betting legalization

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Apparently the illegal sports betting business is estimated to be $150 billion a year market. It seems silly to let that continue without profiting from it IMO.

 

[MattinBama]

Alabama should allow sports betting parlors. They already have Dog, Horse, Bingo and Indian gaming, with no professional teams to worry about legalized sports betting could be a huge revenue source for the State

So could online poker and a lot of other things but being smart doesn't go hand in hand with Alabama's leadership.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Apparently the illegal sports betting business is estimated to be $150 billion a year market. It seems silly to let that continue without profiting from it IMO.

Not to mention that the federal government has no business telling people that cannot gamble.

I choose not to gamble - it doesn't interest me - but this is similar to the 'no liquor sales on Sunday' laws that are finally beginning to fade away...

 

[CajunCrimson]

Not to mention that the federal government has no business telling people that cannot gamble.

I choose not to gamble - it doesn't interest me - but this is similar to the 'no liquor sales on Sunday' laws that are finally beginning to fade away...

I agree - but shouldn't that then mean the government owes you nothing should you gamble everything away? Right now -- that's not the case. All they have to do is call it an illness -- and then, the safety net kicks in.....

 

[Bodhisattva]

So could online poker and a lot of other things but being smart doesn't go hand in hand with Alabama's leadership.

What's wrong with the gambling we got?*






*Hopefully a reference that's not too obscure

 

[cbi1972]

What's wrong with the gambling we got?*

*Hopefully a reference that's not too obscure

Not sure what you were going for, but that about sums up the objection to craft beer that finally became legal in Alabama, but which is still burdened with onerous regulation on distribution.

 

[CoachJeff]

I had a conversation with a teacher once in which I called the lottery "a tax on stupidity." She told me she plays the lottery every week and I realized my statement was too harsh. Gambling is a tax on irrational optimism. If you've got the money to waste on it, I guess it's okay, but I would not recommend it. The House always wins, or they would not be in the business.

And yes, Alabama could use the revenue.

The house always wins against the crowd but there's always a winner.

I've played casinos, but I think that's quite different than playing the lottery. I think sports gambling is different from those two. Better in some ways, worse in others.

 

[Crimson1967]

FWIW, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor dissented.


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[92tide]

Not sure what you were going for, but that about sums up the objection to craft beer that finally became legal in Alabama, but which is still burdened with onerous regulation on distribution.

part of the non-sense wrt craft beer got fixed last year in georgia. i don't know that we will ever see a fix to the non-sense about distribution.

 

[92tide]

i wish nybf was still here to regale us with his tales of being a professional gambler

 

[rolltide_21]

Alabama should allow sports betting parlors. They already have Dog, Horse, Bingo and Indian gaming, with no professional teams to worry about legalized sports betting could be a huge revenue source for the State

The morning show on JOX stated that Alabama is second per capita in illegal sports gambling. I have no link to substantiate but I wouldn’t doubt it .


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[Bodhisattva]

What's wrong with the gambling we got?*






*Hopefully a reference that's not too obscure

Not sure what you were going for, but that about sums up the objection to craft beer that finally became legal in Alabama, but which is still burdened with onerous regulation on distribution.

You got it. Every time there's opposition to removing dumb regulation I think of Alvin Holmes.

 

[Tidewater]

You got it. Every time there's opposition to removing dumb regulation I think of Alvin Holmes.

I love Mr. Holmes.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I love Mr. Holmes.

He the epitome of everything wrong in politics today.

 

[Tidewater]

He the epitome of everything wrong in politics today.

QED.