[EternalVigilance]

Gambling is not legalized theft.

I think it is...theft by deception.

They are fleecing the foolish who are clueless about how the whole thing really works...exploiting base human greed and avarice.

[Diverdogz]

Any idiot who can't figure out that casino odds are stacked against him isn't going to hang on to his money very long anyway. If casinos don't get it - pawn shops, time-share salesmen, TV preachers, tobacco companies, prostitutes or any number of other scam artists will take it from them.

[BikerNYC]

I think it is...theft by deception.

They are fleecing the foolish who are clueless about how the whole thing really works...exploiting base human greed and avarice.

Oh, give me a break. And selling one's labor is exploitation, right? Nice liberal mantra.

When you go to a casino, you are paying for a good time: the entertainment, the shows, the food, the drinks. You are also paying for their electricity, their taxes and every other expense they incur. What you get out of it is fun and a chance, just a chance, of winning something.

Gambling is no more theft than buying a pair of jeans is theft. (Pssst...I don't want to break your bubble, but retail sales are rigged too...the house [if it's working right] always brings in more than it gives out in product.)

[newcats]

I think it is...theft by deception.

They are fleecing the foolish who are clueless about how the whole thing really works...exploiting base human greed and avarice.

What about commercials for all that RONCO type crap that doesn't work? All those wieght-loss programs...all those wrinkle removers.
People know the odds...they are posted right there where you buy the lotto tickets. Should we protect people from their own stupidity or laziness?

[Badray]

" They are fleecing the foolish who are clueless about how the whole thing really works...exploiting base human greed and avarice."

I think that few people do not know that the odds are in favor of the house, but they GAMBLE that they will be the one to beat the house. It's the thrill of the hunt for a lot of these people.