Minnesota legislators once again are debating whether Minnesota should join the majority of states – 38 and counting – that allow sports betting.
Gambling, of course, already is legal in Minnesota. We buy lottery tickets at convenience stores. We play pull-tabs at our favorite bar or social club. We bet on horse racing at Canturbury Park. We play blackjack and poker at tribal casinos.
All of these gambling options have one thing in common: If you engage in them regularly, you’re almost guaranteed to lose money. It’s a mathematical near-certainty. Over the long haul, the house wins.
That’s OK. Thrill-seekers routinely pay to sky-dive, climb mountains, ride roller-coasters, go zip-linging, ski black-diamond slopes or go hunting in grizzly bear country.
