I wouldn't mind if all gambling was illegial in the USA, including the lottery.

The problem with these machines isn't just that they're gambling. It's that they try hard to make you think they're not.

The last time I was in Atlantic City it was quite depressing. I saw some desperate drunk get thrown out after he put his fist through one of the game machine screens.

It's the regulated kind that always seems like a sleazy stealth tax on the poor. I'm okay with people playing poker privately for stakes, it's the casinos that I can't stand.

Sounds great, then we can all gamble in underground rooms, with not only dramatically worse odds but for extra excitement, a risk of armed robbery!

This is where crypto helps: you can be robbed in a safe and comfortable way.

Let's bring back prohibition while we're at it.