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This is great news. From my perspective from someone who grew up in the 90s, America feels like we took the turn towards Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise. A futu
by throwawa1 5mo ago
This is great news. From my perspective from someone who grew up in the 90s, America feels like we took the turn towards Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise. A future very fa from our promise filled with gambling, social degradation, and worse economic prospects for everyone. Gambling sites like Polymarket are just a symptom. More states need to move in this direction, because its just a tax levied on the uninformed to insider cashing in
- matttproud 5mo agoGood on Minnesota.
- UberFly 5mo agoNot even. Minnesota is fine with betting as long as it is tribal betting and lawmakers are getting their share of the cut. Look it up.
- matttproud 5mo agoI lived there, and I am familiar with that. I would be happy if they did away with all of it, including the state-administered lottery. But this is a great start of low-hanging fruit.
- deflator 5mo agoOnce a vice is taxed, it becomes a budget line item for the local government and is much harder to get rid of
- bequanna 5mo agoExactly. This is not a law to protect people, this is a law to protect entrenched special interests (Reservation and State-owned casinos).
- baggachipz 5mo agoAnd Biff is the president D: