but if you abhor gambling addiction, do you really believe that UNregulated gambling leads to less of it?

if so, i’m guessing that you see regulated gambling as leading to an expansion of gambling … and therefore, statistically, we’ll have more addicted gamblers. just wanting to make sure i see your viewpoint correctly. not to give away any gameplan, but if i do, then i am thinking we’ll be looking for statistical and empirical evidence that proves otherwise — and knowing that you might then reconsider your position … and of course, if we see relevant data to the contrary, then at least some of us would reconsider ours.