The worst part of it is the corruption of the sports themselves as gambling encouraging fixing of competitions (by refs, etc) and other forms of cheating. But t

The worst part of it is the corruption of the sports themselves as gambling encouraging fixing of competitions (by refs, etc) and other forms of cheating. But this breaking of a recreational game's rules isn't enough to justify the use of violent force against those that gamble (ie, the old status quo of it being illegal). As with most things you can only control your own behavior and refuse to participate. What others do is up to them.