Indiana Politicians Face Reality With New Pull Tab Betting Law

Gambling goes on in every city in every state. Whether it is legal or not in the state is inconsequential. Bars across America are filled with gamblers that are betting on anything and everything.

In Indiana, politicians need to be applauded for standing up and taking the, if you can't beat them, join them, attitude. Legislature recently approved a Bill that would allow bars to sell pull tab gambling tickets.

The truth is that they were selling them anyway. Whether or not they were illegal did not matter to most bar owners. The tickets were a source of revenue at a time in the economy when any extra revenue is becoming increasingly important.

The state does not stand to make much money by legalizing the sale of the pull tabs. Only $5 to $25 million will be generated a year.

But this move is more about dealing with reality. Instead of sweeping it under the table and pretending the tickets were not being sold because they were illegal. The Legislature legalized the harmless tickets, and, in the process, generated a small piece of additional money for the state.

In a time when most politicians are winning or losing elections based on their gambling stances, it is good to see some still work logically instead of politically.

March 9, 2008
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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