why was this law passed?

[MicroBob]

the wreck - That is only one of the reasons.

Frist and others are really concerned (at least they pretend to be) with the morals of gambling and how it can ruin families and how easy it is for kids to do it too.


I agree with your assessment that this whole 'land of the free' thing for the U.S. seems to be somewhat hypocritical in light of actions that our government takes on a regular basis.

But this is hardly an original idea and is held by many Americans who are frequently disgusted with some of our country's actions.