Re: Dinner With A Congressman
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You can also get addicted to Cigarettes - shall we ban that, or regulate it?
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To my mind, tobacco is the best example to use. Cigarettes can be addicting and harmful, as gambling/poker can be for some people - to deny that is futile and wrong. However, smoking is being addressed very successfully not by any attempt at prohibition but rather regulations against underage smoking (admittly not perfect but they provide at least some barrier) and especially education. This approach has dramatically reduced smoking while still allowing adults the freedom to make their own choices - why not try this same proven approach to online gambling? The fact that the taxation of gambling, just as tobacco, would be a windfall for the government is yet another reason that he should support a licensed and regulated industry rather than prohibition.
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