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Wyoming should pass the law to allow sports betting. The state needs to be proactive instead of like 30 years behind.
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WyoVaquero wrote: Thu May 31, 2018 2:14 pm Wyoming should pass the law to allow sports betting. The state needs to be proactive instead of like 30 years behind.
I would think the jump from off track betting on horse racing to betting on all sports should be an easy one to make. They could just expand the offering at those sites, and even allow Internet betting for Wyoming residents. But it is Wyoming, so who knows.
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That would be nice.
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CowboyNV wrote: Thu May 31, 2018 4:05 pm
WyoVaquero wrote: Thu May 31, 2018 2:14 pm Wyoming should pass the law to allow sports betting. The state needs to be proactive instead of like 30 years behind.
I would think the jump from off track betting on horse racing to betting on all sports should be an easy one to make. They could just expand the offering at those sites, and even allow Internet betting for Wyoming residents. But it is Wyoming, so who knows.
They really need to unhitch (no pun intended) legalized gaming from horse track operation. It clearly creates an uneven, restrained-trade playing field. Of the two guys operating OTB in the state, one of them, the guy from out of state, is shady as hell and is likely operating in Wyoming due to his inability to get a Nevada gaming license. Bar operators are finding themselves competing with OTB operations that sell beer at or below cost because of their gaming revenue, where bar operators rely on beverage sales to keep the doors open.

Wyoming should definitely legalize sports betting and create separate, stand-alone licenses free of the OTB requirement of horse track ownership and operation. They also need to strengthen licensing requirements, investigations, and approval.
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Gambling should never be legalized in the state of Wyoming or anywhere else for that matter.

I've seen what it can do to people and it isn't pretty.
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castlerocker wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:26 pm Gambling should never be legalized in the state of Wyoming or anywhere else for that matter.

I've seen what it can do to people and it isn't pretty.
To be fair, you can say the same about alcohol, pot, the deed, and video games.

I had two friends at UW who both completely crashed and burned because of World of Warcraft. They were both in their junior years of Computer Science and had done great up until that point. Both of them more or less disappeared off the face of the earth.

One of them (a guy I transferred with from WWCC) took my order at Arby's a couple of years ago. He should've graduated in 2005 or 2006.
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Asmodeanreborn wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:37 pm
castlerocker wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:26 pm Gambling should never be legalized in the state of Wyoming or anywhere else for that matter.

I've seen what it can do to people and it isn't pretty.
To be fair, you can say the same about alcohol, pot, the deed, and video games.
Or....roots for BYU or Fort Fart..... :roll:
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Wyokie wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:31 pm
Asmodeanreborn wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:37 pm
castlerocker wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:26 pm Gambling should never be legalized in the state of Wyoming or anywhere else for that matter.

I've seen what it can do to people and it isn't pretty.
To be fair, you can say the same about alcohol, pot, the deed, and video games.
Or....roots for BYU or Fort Fart..... :roll:
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joshvanklomp wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:54 pm I've seen what online message boards can do to people....
:rofl:
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castlerocker wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:26 pm Gambling should never be legalized in the state of Wyoming or anywhere else for that matter.

I've seen what it can do to people and it isn't pretty.
Well then, let's just put the crossbar up on the empty barn or jump into the open water where the ship used to be...

:roll:
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