Sports gambling legalized

There’s a line between libertarianism and anarchy. If gambling is legal, why not prostitution?

 

Only trump can lose as the house.

 

Horse racing looking to find its next cash cow, after slots and casinos. First up, Monmouth Park.

Supreme Court Opens Door for Added Sports Gambling - BloodHorse
Monmouth Park Expects to Soon Offer Sports Wagering - BloodHorse

 

There are professional gamblers who only wager on baseball. This guy is talking out of his ass.

 

Prostitution shouldn't be illegal, either.

 

It’s a long-term strategy, not a one-time shot in the dark.

 

Oh hell, people trot this out there ... it's silly. Just because the house has a built-in advantage doesn't mean the house is going to make it. Running a gambling game ain't exactly without its costs.

 

His takes later in the morning didn't get any better.






So you're saying gambling and making a profit isn't easy? You don't say. What a ninny.

 

He is making an argument for banning ... business.

 

A joke about sports gambling I heard Norm MacDonald tell on Comedians in Cars:

A guy runs into an old friend in Vegas looking just devastated and broken.

Guy 1: Hey man, what's wrong?

Guy 2: I'm cleaned out. I couldn't pick a single game right. I lost every baseball game I picked. I lost basketball game I picked. I lost every soccer match I picked. I lost every horse race I picked. I lost every golf tournament I picked.

Guy 1: Well, maybe you could win some money back. There's a hockey game tonight.

Guy 2: I don't know anything about hockey!

 

Guy's walking through a casino, on a lark he sticks a buck in a slot machine and wins a $5,000 jackpot. As he's walking out of the casino with his pockets bulging, he encounters an old gambling friend panhandling.
"Hey man, what in the world has happened to you?"
"Oh, man, bad times, bad times. I lost my job, I'm about to lose my house, and my wife's gotta have this operation. If I can't come up with $5,000 she's done for."
"Well shit, man, I just won $5,000, but how do I know you're not scamming me and are going to take this money right into the casino and lose it?"
"Oh hell, I got gambling money ..."