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Originally Posted by jjjay
why is the american government so against gambling?
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Can't really say jjjay. There are probably too many cooks in the kitchen and all have different agendas.
Possibly some of the underlying reasons are .. basically greed and wanting a share of the pie either personally, or for "friends and associates" and of course govts want to tax the profits.
There will always be those who claim gambling is "evil" and causes harm within a society and not saying there is no validity to this, but seriously doubt their motivations. There is also the concept that the "govt knows best" and will protect folks from the evils of gambling - but, I'm sure you'll agree - they don't know what's best and could not protect a flea from drowning.
If you look at countries where gambling is no problem - eg the UK, - in reality, there is little social problem with this and it does not appear to be the "evil" some fear.
Only my
.. the US goverment want the tax revenue, but also want to control to a silly level - unless they also have a major stake in the pie.