The moral argument for gambling legislation

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The moral argument for gambling legislation

Throughout the multi-decades fight over gambling in Alabama, there has been one consistent argument that has hampered legalization and regulation.  Morals.  No matter how little sense a moral argument has made – whether it be about debunked claims of increased crime rates around casinos or the increase of problem gamblers despite gambling being widespread already in the state – the moral argument against gambling and its “ill-gotten gains” has r…