Steve Chapman on the Freedom to Gamble
Online photo JohnSeb / photo on flickrAmerica is a much freer place
than it was a few decades ago, and one way you can tell is that
changes once considered unthinkable now occur almost unnoticed. A
case in point came when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a
bill to legalize online gambling. Atlantic City casinos, which now
offer various games on site, will now be able to provide them to
patrons at home or wherever else they have access to a computer.
New Jerseyans will be able to play the slots without getting off
the couch.
Attitudes that took years to change are not about to turn around. At a casino or a racetrack, you can't be certain of winning any wager. But in the policy arena, writes Steve Chapman, the continued expansion of legal gambling is as close as you can get to a sure thing.