While opponents of a plan to legalize videoGaming is a convenient answer. It's easier to say that the state might as well profit from those people who are willing to gamble, but should anything provided by government be funded by those who choose to gamble?gambling atbars and restaurants throughout Illinois warn of the social ills, Mayor Richard Daley today suggested a reality check.
"Everybody thinks gambling is bad, let's be realistic. Everybody does. But why is it in Mississippi? Why is it all over? It's even in Illinois. If it's that bad, then why have we allowed it to happen?" asked Daley, who has long wanted a land-based casino for Chicago.
Opponents of the proposal, which is being floated as a way to pay for a statewide construction program, have said it would result in a massive gambling expansion that will add to the state's social problems.Cook County SheriffTom Dart called the prospect "horrible."
When directly asked if he agrees with legalization, Daley did not take a position.
"They don't ask me for my permission to do anything in Springfield," he said.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Daley: If gambling is bad, why is it all over Mississippi and Illinois?
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