Gambling is Bad, Except This Gambling, Which is Good

By: Mr. Wilson on February 2, 2010
2 comments
Nebraska's gambling hypocrisy continues with the announcement that Mega Millions is coming to the state on March 20. For those of you keeping score:
  • Gambling on sports: bad.
  • Gambling on horses: good.
  • Bingo: bad.
  • Scratch-off cards: good.
  • Poker: bad.
  • Keno: good.
  • Slots: bad.
  • Multi-state lotteries: good.
If you are looking for a textbook example of "do as I say, not as I do" in state government, this is it.

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Peter
February 2, 2010 at 10:20PM

Legislatures fall in love with gambling money.  But there needs to be cute names like Bingo!  Keno!  Scratch Off!  Lotto!

Blackjack and poker are too intimidating.

Errandbug Restaurant Delivery
February 5, 2010 at 10:09AM

As long as the state gets their money it is all good with them in most cases.  And the more of a pinch the budget is in…the more likely these things will happen.  Government is the king of doing stuff like this…like the health care thing.  We already have government health care…news flash.  medicare, medicade, and all sorts of programs…and now they want even more?  As long as money is involved the moral compass goes everywhere…gambling addiction…well that is all good as long at the addiction is paying for some roads.

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