U.S. spent $60 billion at casinos last year and $12 billion on sports betting, says economist Jason Sorens. What bothers me is the hypocrisy of U.S. politicians

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Americans bet billions on NCAA tournaments and $12 billion on online sports betting.

Bob Greene : Politicians want to ban more gambling, but don't propose banning the worse form of it.

Greene says politicians are pompous hypocrites, calling gambling evil, banning it when they can, then saying, "Hey, come play our game!" Greene: The price of a Mega Millions lottery ticket more than doubled this week .

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTRK7AM1c00 https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/help-by-state/https://www.freedominthe50states.org/gambling

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U.S. spent $60 billion at casinos last year and $12 billion on sports betting, says economist Jason Sorens. What bothers me is the hypocrisy of U.S. politicians

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