Wednesday, March 29, 2006

It is interesting to note that if widespread cheating existed there must have been a lot of money to be made by a lot naive or problem gamblers. It is surprising how a gambling industry so full of cheats could sustain itself. But in fact it did not sustain itself. The history appears to be one of a constant shift from legitimate games, to cheating, to a legal ban or anti-gambling riot, followed later by a repeal of the anti-gambling laws as people forget why it was banned in the first place and so on through a continuous cycle. Read further...