What do you propose be done about those who gamble excessively and end up on public assistance?
What do YOU propose to do about anyone that is on public assistance for bad decisions? Let’s legislate away the “right” to drink beer or the “right” to do anything you don’t approve of! No one I know gambles excessively, yet they should be punished because someone else makes bad decisions? Maybe your answer lies in throwing money at “entitlements” rather than denying freedom to those who are responsible. Support of legislation to deny people the freedom to play a game because someone might abuse it is positively liberal at its core. Personal responsibility SHOULD be the conservative answer.