Legalization Of Gambling In American Society

American citizens of the past and present have come to admire games of risk. Card games, games of chance, and mobsters have become part of the American society and culture. With the exception of a select few places, casinos and other houses of gambling have been outlawed. Underground gambling then formed and mobsters held everything in check. Questions on legal and illegal gambling involving the sporting world have raised issues on the practice. Pete Rose was ruled permanently ineligible from baseball due to allegation that he gambled on events while playing and coaching. The punishment has since been criticized and a movement to overturn the ban has begun to take hold. In the following decades, cities built around legal gambling such as Las

The article “Gambling on the Games” proposed by the editorial board proposed that multiple casinos are in the process of closing or have already closed this year. These closings result in the loss of jobs and the loss of business to local venders such as hotels and restaurants. The cause, as proposed by the editorial board, may come from competition of other nearby casinos and the results of the recent economic downturn. In order to boost the economy, the idea of legalized sports gambling has been debated. The editorial board proposed that this type of gambling affects the integrity of the game and of the players themselves. The fear that fan loyalties will be lost and the came will become about the spread is the biggest concern. The article then argues that if the economy hinges on casinos such as this situation, then it is time to look elsewhere for employment opportunities. Sports gambling was outlawed in the 1990’s with the passing of the Bradley Act. Governor Christie vetoed a bill attempting to legalize sports gambling last month and now has changed his thought process. State Senator Raymond Lesniak will propose a similar bill and governor Christie has decided to support it. Since Governor Christie has changed his mind in a short time frame, the situation is more serious than

Las Vegas, a city similar to Atlantic City, booked over 3.2 billion dollars in wagers on athletic events in 2011 according to NBC News. Of this amount, 1.34 billion dollars was bet on football alone. In a place like the New York, New Jersey area, they are a bundle of teams in close proximity whereas Las Vegas has no NFL team. This, of course, is the Las Vegas area alone. The value of sports betting to the total market, according to WRLB News, could be over 700 million dollars, comprising around 13% of the entire gambling market. New Jersey and New York are states that take sports seriously. With sporting fans seemingly ubiquitous, the two states have over 8 professional sports teams and multiple collegiate level teams. Allowing casinos to dabble into a previously untouchable market could not only save these businesses, but allow them to thrive. There is little doubt that the market for sports gambling exists in New Jersey and would thrive if given the