There is no question that gambling in the United States is on the rise massively, with the most

notable problem being sports betting and the addiction young men have to it.

But casinos are also popping up all over the place.

New York is set to have what, four casinos?

Chicago will be opening bally's on the river.

No longer will it be reservations, Vegas or Atlantic City.

They are everywhere.

And I point this out quite a bit.

Where we are, within two hours driving, there are nine casinos, not to mention all of the various casino apps that are getting

legalized in each individual state. But wait, my friends, there's more. You see, the big story here,

it's not just about this lawsuit from New York's Democrats against a video game company.

It's about why they are doing it.

It's not just about video games.

It's also about the Lodge Card Club in Austin,

arguably the largest private poker club in the world being shut down

by the Texas authorities.

It is why it is all happening.

And of course, there is one very

obvious and easy reason to understand, and then maybe some conspiracies. But the obvious reason

is that powerful moneyed interests want the sole licenses to run gambling in the states where

they operate. This includes Texas as well as New York.

And that means any, any function that is close enough to gambling will get shut down by the cronies

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