Placing Bets, Ctd

Balko and Les Bernal have finished off their debate on the legality of gambling. Here's part of Balko's closing argument:

Any number of our day-to-day decisions can have indirect repercussionson lots of other people. If you're going to argue that we shouldprohibit gambling because problem gamblers might go into debt, causinghardship on their families, or requiring them to seek publicly fundedsocial services or welfare, you could make similar arguments forbanning everything from unprotected...