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South Carolina Sports Betting Bill: Status Check
The Palmetto State is one of only eleven states in America in which all forms of sports betting remain outlawed…
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We already have a mental health crisis nationwide. This bill acknowledges that legalizing gambling has the potential to increase the mental health/addiction crisis which is why they are allocating funds for gambling addiction treatment programs within the same bill. How about focusing on fraud, waste and abuse to “find” revenue instead of legalizing something that creates additional problems? Or, better yet, finding ways to help the current mental health and addiction crisis rather than adding to it?
Gambling is a moral issue but is it a criminal issue requiring civil govt intervention or is it a matter of personal choice and the individual dealing with his own conscience and personal responsibility for accepting the consequences of his actions?
Consider this latest news item from Houston TX:
Muslims in Texas are now going business-to-business, warning merchants that they have 30 days to remove “haraam” items such as alcohol, pork, and gambling from their stores, or demonstrations will […]
Is there any real difference between the threats of these Muslims and the threats from a nanny state to individual liberty?
Liberty: the freedom to make a choice, assume responsibility and accept the consequences.