I bet this post gets a lot of attention/views. And it is true in a sense. Everything in context. It's because of New York State's 68% tax rate. See the chart and story.

(I'm surprised too that New York's gaming revenue is so high.)

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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/slots_luck_nets_ny_in_taxes_sh7g72jAWEoM1ZHbu0qk5J.
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Joseph Calleia, Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy (l to r) in "Riffraff" (MGM, 1936). Note the dice in Tracy's hand. In small print on the lobby card, Calleia is saying, "Don't you know when you're licked. Quit before it's too late."
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/lobbycard2.htm