Almost seven years ago, I began a thread on this topic:
U.S. Supreme Court tosses sports gambling ban. I ultimately asked the moderators to close it because it kept getting used by spammers for their goddamned betting nonsense.
Two comments of mine reverberate now; the first was "the prevailing opinion these days, along with the rest of our declining standards, seems to be in the words of this columnist, 'For the broader society, betting on sports is harmless fun in moderation. Why should we have to schlep to Vegas to do it?' Indeed."
The second was "One thing is for sure: as with anything in a democracy, the people get what they want or are willing to settle for, and thus ultimately deserve."
So it is with disgust that I share the article in my next post. We all make fun of old codgers who talk about how things were back in their day, but there is a measure of their experience and wisdom that so easily gets dismissed by younger folks in the pursuit of pleasure and money.
Welcome to the world made by young turks and empty suits.