What are the pros of gambling? Can you give any facts to support your reasons?

Question

Please let me know If you find any website, magazine, etc that can support your statements.
Thanks

Answer 1

I think the most compelling argument for gambling is freedom. It is quite clear when you see the explosion of online poker, if you've ever seen how many new construction sites there are in Vegas, if you see how many people purchase a lottery ticket, that people wish to gamble. The Venetian in Las Vegas is currently building a new wing that will make it the largest hotel in the world. This accolade is currently held by the MGM, also in Vegas, that has over 5,000 rooms.

Las Vegas is the most famous gambling destination in the world, there are over 130,000 hotel rooms, and they are expanding all the time. While you can go to Vegas to eat nice food, do some shopping, see some shows, the vast majority of people go there to gamble.

So clearly the demand for gambling exists. Millions of people gamble online or play lottery tickets. Millions of people watch gambling on TV these days. All this despite the fact that America has some pretty draconian anti-gambling laws in most parts of the country.

If people want to gamble, and it is quite clear that they do, then they should be allowed to in a free country. It's their money, they have earned their money and paid their tax on it. If they want to risk it gambling that is their right.

Gambling also raises money for good causes too. The most common form of gambling is the lottery. Tennessee was one of the last states to legalize the lottery, which they did about 2-3 years ago. Already in that time they have raised three quarters of a billion dollars for education. With Tennessee consistently ranking in the bottom five states for education, one cannot ignore the likelihood that this money is going to be of some benefit to education in this state.

So in conclusion, people have demonstrated a clear desire to gamble with their money, and should therefore be allowed to in a free country. Gambling creates employment, raises revenue for good causes, and earns the government millions of dollars in taxes.

If gambling were outlawed in this country, it would cost thousands of people their jobs and decimate communities like Las Vegas, which is currently the fastest growing city in America.

Answer 2

I don't know if there are any real pros to it in the sense of "benefit to society."

However, I am a legal adult and feel that I should be allowed to do it. I particularly don't appreciate the government hypocritically telling me not to gamble online but will be happy to sell me a lotto ticket or scratch card (where they get to be the bookie) or direct me to one of the state licensed casinos that they tax the bejeezus out of. (I know the licensed gambling is state law and the UIGEA law is federal.)

It's part of a bigger problem involving certain people in government proclaiming to be all for small government, yet continue to have the government interfere in my private life. Yes, gambling has a huge economic impact, but the UIGEA was pushed through by a legislator (Bill Frist) who was pandering to a certain special interest group that feels that internet gambling was dangerous and tearing apart the moral fabric of society. In reality, it was a well-working system that got blown up by the new law. They talked about "we don't have any control over who is handling the money." The only time my money came was danger was when the DOJ arrested the Neteller founders and froze the money.

Assuming you're looking for info on the current state of the gaming regulations, a Google search of "UIGEA" and "Frist" should turn up plenty.

Answer 3

only 2 pros:

entertainment for the stupid

a sense of hope for the poor and destitute

Answer 4

Pros : you can make a lot of money will no effort