I have sometimes thought it strange how things changed. At one time gambling was considered immoral and socially destructive, which is why most forms of it were illegal in many places. There was Vegas, of course, once known, probably with some justification considering that it was originally founded and run by the mob, as Sin City.
And then we started to have legalized lotteries of various sorts. And then, in my area, the government decided to cash in on gambling by permitting VLTs (video lotto terminals - multi-game video slot machines) to go into all sorts of locations - bars, restaurants, convenience stores, pizza joints, pool halls, pretty much anywhere you wanted. Eventually they decided that this provided unwanted access to the machines to minors so they restricted them to bars.
Anyway, I just find it interesting how for a lot time gambling was generally viewed as a disreputable (or shameful) and immoral activity, and then the government decided it needed the money and legalized, and suddenly it was if there was nothing wrong with gambling at all, since the government approved.
The perpetrators even went so far as to change the name, from "gambling" to "gaming," which they seem to think is more benign. IDK how much difference that has made, but if you hear someone talk about "gaming" you know he is not neutral, but a shill for the industry. Take what he says accordingly.
All SIN has been legalized by the gummint; even murder.