The state needs money, but if we pass sports betting to raise money it is a stone cold lock that four out of every 100 new gamblers created in this state will become addicts.
Are we really that morally bankrupt?
Studies show that sports betting is the type of legalized gambling most likely to hook young people.
Bottom Line: Whatever money the state brings in by being a party to this tax hike on the least among us will be going right back out in order to deal with the wrecked families and lives that are a direct byproduct of this “industry.”
Vowing to veto sports betting was Ruth Ann Minner‘s finest moment in office.