It’s silly the way some people in this state talk about gambling donations.
To listen to political ads and some lawmakers, you’d think this was the 1930s and Bugsy and Rocco were making shady backroom deals by openly contributing to various politicians – the same as any other business or corporation in the country.
Some of the most profitable, well-known and respected companies in America today are gambling entities. Some of the biggest investors in the world are doing business with them. The president owned casinos. His kids are working for various gambling companies.
But here in Alabama, every other day there’s a story about some politician whining about an opponent accepting “gambling money.”
