I was a Croupier for many years.

Gamblers have something seriously wrong with thier wiring and they are going to find a way to ruin thier lives with or without online gaming. They are like junkies.

At least by making them play poker in a card room, they are contributing to the local economy and are out of the house and being sociable.
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The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.--Voltaire