[joathome]

I beg to differ that it has to be outdoors or in full public view in order to be regulated.

For instance, many communities and states have anti-gambling rules, because the voters know that gambling "businesses" change the fabric of a community. Most gambling, last I saw, didn't take place on sidewalks or in full public view.

And there, again, a little gambling over a poker game in one's living room is not the same thing.

[Chad Fairbanks]

And yet, my community has decided to allow casinos, only a few short blocks from my home, which pisses me off to no end - The easiest way for me to deal with it (no pun intended) is to avoid it. I don't go there and I don't patronize it, but apparently many people in my community do, so it's not my place to force my anti-gambling morality on the rest of my community. People have a choice - to go there or not - I choose not. Pretty simple.

[FreePaul]

And there, again, a little gambling over a poker game in one's living room is not the same thing.

And a little law violation is OK as long as you hide it from the nosey? Most gambling laws I know of cover all gambling including the "friendly" home game. Do you condone doing anything you want as long as you don't get caught? Sounds like it from your post.