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Gambling you basically have the betting shop in your pocket accessibility is an important factor with addictions. compulsive gamblers don't have to go out or do anything or go anywhere they can play anywhere in the world. her greatest criticism is the lack of protection for gamblers in germany there's a nationwide gambling pact that is meant to prohibit gamblers from excessive betting experts however criticize that these legal regulations are ineffective especially for online betting companies based in other countries. in effect we have an unregulated sports gambling market in germany particul...

Salivating. >> this is a historic moment for the industry we had coming back into the united states is a transformative moment in history, something poker players have been looking forward to for a long time, and the industry has been looking forward to for a long time. >> critics say this is very bad for compulsive gamblers but proponents say it is much better off to gamble online because these regulated sites are better than casinos. you can be anonymous. they may have a picture of you, but that is about it. online you have a register your personal information, they keep close tabs on your b...

Important happens. if you watch the whole thing it's streaming live on foxnews.com. gamblers in new jersey can now place their bets only. six casinos now offer internet gambling statewide. officials tested 13 websites, technology, and security. officials say more than 10,000 people signed up to play. new jersey joins delaware and nevada as the only states that allow online gambling. they say trs the largest legal market in the u.s. analysts say it could boost the struggling casino industry. in just seven years profits dropped more than $2 billion. rick, are there any protections in place to ...

One of the concerns that i have, obviously, is that the disproportionate number of people who consistently buy lottery tickets tend to be lower income and working class people who can least afford it, even if they're not compulsive gamblers, they are probably spending money that they don't necessarily have. >> that was then state senator barack obama of illinois in 2000 explaining why he considered the lottery a regressive tax on the poor. yesterday, at lunchtime in new york state alone, 22,000 tickets were sold every minute for tonight's just increased $640 million jackpot. there is only a on...

>> reporter: i'll beta hundred. -- i'll bet, a hundred. >> ooh. -frpblts a. >> reporter: a hundred to call. >> do you have the king? [cheering] megyn: a little delayed reaction there. >> reporter: that's my firsthand with these guys who i hadn't played with before and i got pocket aces. megyn: see that is the point. you were boozing and gambling and that's what happens when people gamble. >> reporter: you as a a constitutional scholar should be more sympathetic to the minority. adults should be a loud to do whatever we want -- allowed to do whatever we want as long as we don't directly hurt ot...