excellent. The scourge of gambling needs to be stopped. If it takes a budget crisis, so be it.
I'll bet it doesn't stop it.
Um, why does the "scourge of gambling" need to be stopped? Personally, I don't gamble - not even a lottery ticket. So, why should I care?
And just for argument, if a budget crisis is an acceptable costs of ending gambling, why wouldn't arson also be acceptable? (I may be sorry I asked that).