America is on a gambling binge. The more available and accessible it becomes, the more gambling is acceptable to people. But shouldn't government be encouraging people to save their money instead of encouraging them to gamble?

The American public has accepted legalized gambling as a means to spend their money for entertainment. America is on a gambling binge. The more available and accessible it becomes, the more gambling is acceptable to people.

That shows the gambling industry is having trouble selling itself to expand still further, even with all the government promotion it receives.

It won't happen in an election year or with all the campaign financing scandals. It would be like Pickett's Charge.

A decade ago, all states were in play, in a feeding frenzy for gaming revenues.