[Warhead W-88]

I mean, if you like the "stare down" aspect of poker, it's lots of fun in Bridge when an opponent says "Double" and you stare right back at him and say "Re-Double."

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

I would love to hear a valid explanation of what makes gambling worse than anything else that money is spent on that exceeds life's bare necessities.

If I pay my bills; pay my taxes; give to church or charity, but still manage to tuck away a few thousand dollars for leisure, what difference does it make if I take a cruise or go to Vegas? It is money spent for recreation and nothing else unless I cross some line of morality.

While excessive gambling can certainly become problematic, so can a zillion other things done in excess.

The amount of money spent for recreation is also relative. Two hundred grand to Bennett is likely equivalent to two thousand (or less) for most uf us.

My gosh, they search and search to find any morsel, don't they?