Sports gambling legalized

They're the party of states' rights when it suits them.

 

I think everybody is these days.

 

Akin to a story I just saw on the WWL. Of all the big hotel/casino chains, Harrah's is best equipped to open sports books since they have the software already. Before AP started running Glanz-Culver, the Harrah's line was the word on football.

 

Once the states make this legal - and a new revenue stream, because no one anywhere should ever pay any taxes for anything, etc. - I wonder if it eventually this kills the little hand book, the guy in the candy store up the street.

 

An answer to your question.

 

I wonder if there might be some less enlightened state that simply says, “Boys, have at it.” Nah, who am I kidding? No one anywhere should ever be able to do anything unless the state gets a piece of the action.

 

I watched the Derby from my local bar. They passed a hat around bar, $20 to draw a name of a horse. Draw the winning name get $400.

Come to the bar, draw numbers for box sheets.

What will be needed is video terminals to place bets in bars. The bar gets a cut, like any other device. You can bet games, money line or odds. You can parlay. You can bet the week. The machine is connected to a sports book in Vegas so you get national odds, not Tony trying to fuck you over.

 

Alabama.

Danny Sheridan on state-sanctioned sports gambling: 'Alabama is pathetically in the dark ages'

 

I was born in Alabama.