So I've already written on the three topics mentioned, but gambling is something that I sort of connect with. I'm old enough to remember when we started with riverboat gambling. During those first few years, the boats had to travel on the water to be considered for a gambling license. In your lifetime, those days have passed, but Illinois recently went one step higher and allowed individual establishments to have up to five slot machines. Now as we see a lot right now with the Super Bowl approaching...sports gambling ads are almost as regular as political ads during a campaign.
So states have been so strapped for cash and continue to look for ways for income, that long gone are the days of taxing alcohol and cigarettes only - add gambling and recreational marijuana to the mix. The money made helps the state, and the money saved by law enforcement not having to enforce these gambling and marijuana laws has also been a good thing.
Are there bad things? Here's my example, and I don't want to offend anyone, so I hope I don't. Right now there are two areas that folks can play slots in Andalusia, right. There is Ducky's and Sargent Majors. In Milan though, you can hardly drive two blocks without seeing the neon signs or the flags advertising slots or to "win here". I hope the same thing doesn't happen with marijuana dispensaries. I don't know the answer...I don't know how many are too many, but I struggle a bit with so many places advertising slot machines...and I enjoy playing, but too many seems to send a bad signal.
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