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| 24 Oct 2006 3:25 AM |
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What's your idea of gambling? Do you think it brings good effect in our society? I just observed most parents don't permit their children to gamble. Is gambling legal or illegal? |
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vicki h
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| 24 Oct 2006 3:58 AM |
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I think gambling is perfectly fine if, as a person, you don't have a problem with addiction. It should be legal which would not only provide gamblers with more legal protection but would increase tax income base. Insofar as children are concerned, I don't think it's wise to introduce them to gambling nor permit them to gamble until they are of a legal age. This is another reason gambling should be legalized ...it would protect children better because there's legal recourse to prevent it. |
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| 24 Oct 2006 4:15 PM |
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Beyond legal statuses, I believe that gambling is also traditional 
I grew up in a home where boxing was obliged to watch on TV every saturday and from that special experience and listening about betting, ending up with a poker table.
Gambling is part of our life either way.
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| 24 Oct 2006 8:51 PM |
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I believe gambling should be personal choice. I hear people say that gambling is a "tax on the poor" but that's just silly. Not *all* poor people gamble, just as not all rich people gamble. It is good to have a budget for it and to stay within the budget, and never ever gamble more than you can afford to lose... that's just common sense (though I realize some people are deficient in common sense, but those people will lose their money some other way, if not in gambling).
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Kathy Lang
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| 25 Oct 2006 12:07 PM |
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First, let me tell you that the majority of people do not have common sense, just go to any local megastore and ask for anything! Second, gambling is considered a "tax for the poor" because people without money aren't gambling for the entertainment value and aren't budgeting for the gambling experience. Most of them are looking for the easy fix to their bad situation and are spending the "food" money to do it. The people that can lest afford to lose tend to be the ones that "gamble." If you aren't risking anything, then it's not really gambling. |
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| 25 Oct 2006 10:43 PM |
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I tend to agree with you on the "common sense" factor, but I still disagree on the "tax on the poor" simply because "tax" implies "requirement" and nobody forces anyone to gamble. It's personal choice.
Yes, it's true that those who are sorely lacking in ready cash might gamble... and might gamble with food money... but that is what they've chosen to do. I see it as no different than someone poor spending food money on cigarettes, beer, cokes, or other non-necessities.
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| 26 Oct 2006 3:25 PM |
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I disagree with the 'tax on the poor' too. When I see people buying scratch lottery tickets rather than groceries, you know they've made a choice. They don't have to buy them. So? Are we supposed to ban lottery tickets because people who might not be able to afford them are buying them? |
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| 26 Oct 2006 4:16 PM |
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gambling is a fun past time.
but as much as it is fun..it is really negative at the same time.
alot of crime comes with gambling, alot of addiction problems.
those video poker machines you see in bars with those poor people on them for 5+ hours each day.
i wish there was some kind of monitoring for gambling.
not just for people 18 and over.
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Kathy Lang
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| 26 Oct 2006 7:21 PM |
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I think that it is referred to as a "tax on the poor" because it is often looked at in lieu of raising taxes and the anitgambling folks are just trying to point out that the people that can least afford it are the ones who pay the most. A tax is just money regularly paid to the government (according to webster), so I guess the reference is not really that far off. |
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vicki h
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| 27 Oct 2006 4:15 AM |
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But if that's the logic, then poor people pay more percentage wise across the board period. I believe in a flat tax, but that's another story. I think with gambling it is a two fold situation. People who really can't afford to gamble to begin with are, of course, being taxed just like everyone else. It gets into a moral area because no one is getting their arm twisted to gamble. |
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| 08 Nov 2006 9:35 PM |
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you have to realize people are going to find places to gamble weather its legal or not. So why not just open a casino in your area to keep the tax dollars in your community. Its either going to go to mafia figures who run the illegal games or corporations who the casinos but at least the corporations pay some tax. These so called poor people will travel to other states to play or just play in the illegal games |
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vicki h
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| 09 Nov 2006 5:12 AM |
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I tend to agree with that ....there's that huge tug of war between the moralists who are trying to supress gambling completely, and while they're only partially successful, the whole situation makes us lose out on tax dollars that are going elsewhere. That the Indians can so readily open casinos on reservations that are tax free is beyond me! |
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| 10 Nov 2006 5:31 PM |
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they are not tax free vicki no way no how. They pay a tax belive me lol there is no way the gov missed out on them. i like playing dice there because and my gf likes slots because if you win big you do not have to pay taxes at some of them |
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| 11 Nov 2006 10:03 AM |
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Where do you not have to pay taxes on slots? I figured that's why they have those little point system cards, so the government can keep track of what you win. I sometimes wonder if it's impossible to hit a jackpot if you don't have a card in.
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| 11 Nov 2006 11:19 AM |
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I wasn't talking about the patrons at Indian casinos, I was talking about the tribes who own them. |
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| 12 Nov 2006 7:56 AM |
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wondering if you gamble in canada there are no taxes on any gamlbing winnings!!
the tribes do pay taxes if they ever want to spend that money they pay a tax belive me on that! |
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| 12 Nov 2006 4:55 PM |
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As I understand it from tribe members I know, there are loads of ways they work to get around paying any taxes. It's like a game with them. |
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| 19 Feb 2007 12:47 AM |
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Gambling without paying any tax is good at least if ever you win, it's all yours. The same thing in my place no need to pay for tax in gambling. |
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| 09 Dec 2007 11:51 PM |
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I am in favour of gambling as it is a form of entertainment and also can be rewarding at times if you are winning LOL, but should not be in excessive as this can also ruin someones life |
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| 10 Mar 2008 10:07 PM |
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[QUOTE]shinningstar wrote
What's your idea of gambling? Do you think it brings good effect in our society? I just observed most parents don't permit their children to gamble. Is gambling legal or illegal?
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Well most parent don't permit children to gamble because it's illegal for children to gamble. Whether gambling is legal where you live or not I don't know, but here we can go to the corner store and wager on all the various sports and we can go to the bar and play the video lottery terminals or we can go to the casino and play any number of things, so it's definitely legal here. |
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