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.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.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
Not to mention that the federal government has no business telling people that cannot gamble.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.
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.....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...
What's wrong with the gambling we got?*So could online poker and a lot of other things but being smart doesn't go hand in hand with Alabama's leadership.
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.What's wrong with the gambling we got?*
*Hopefully a reference that's not too obscure
The house always wins against the crowd but there's always a winner.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.
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.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.
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 .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
What's wrong with the gambling we got?*
*Hopefully a reference that's not too obscure
You got it. Every time there's opposition to removing dumb regulation I think of Alvin Holmes.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.
I love Mr. Holmes.You got it. Every time there's opposition to removing dumb regulation I think of Alvin Holmes.
He the epitome of everything wrong in politics today.I love Mr. Holmes.
QED.He the epitome of everything wrong in politics today.