I'm not really sure how much legalized gambling eats into illegal gambling profits...here in PA we have had the lottery for over 30 yrs and it never bothered the books one bit...whether its the lottery or sports wagering, if you've been with a book, you're not going to start playing with the govt...besides the books pay better, and no taxes.
Sports will surely be a different story. But you can't possibly be suggesting that the daily state number didn't have an impact on the street number?
Because here in New York, where the street number was a behemoth, the state number crippled it. Now there are still some dinosaurs who take it and play it. But the state number absolutely decimated the street numer in New York.
