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Opinion: Super Bowl gambling should be a wake-up call for the U.S.

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Ruben Navarrette : An estimated $23.1 billion will be wagered on Sunday ’s Super Bowl in Las Vegas .
He asks: When do we get apologies to the victims of an ever-expanding gambling industry and its destructive tactics, aided by artificial intelligence? He says research shows Utahns should be glad their state is one of the few that hasn’t been lured by a lottery’s false promises.
The Washington Post found that states that adopted lotteries to help public education still have schools that are starved for cash.
History shows legalizing a lottery would unleash state-sponsored advertising that would induce a host of societal ills.
And the ads would be conveniently exempt from the federal trade commission ’s truth-in-advertising laws.
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