2026-10-31T18:59:28Z https://nostr.now Nostr notes by Carmakazi Carmakazi https://nostr.now/npub1raas6j593s3fcvsnp3r5r3hhms37u3u4c6c3knvvlpdnppz6n2ds5dtgw2 https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy7hqhqn72qufkwh2paxfcvk8qqexjwxdsp4mqe7nsvucu58dtq8gzyq0hkr22skxz98pjzvxywswx7lwz8mj8jhrtzx6d3nu9kvyyt2dfkd6jqat The excuse I&#39;ve heard over the years is if it was banned, ... In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgpqq30an64lyhylhf8vg0wktvyfqn9n3dkjyh5snk0cfvz647jgfyusc4'>nevent1q…usc4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The excuse I&#39;ve heard over the years is if it was banned, organized crime would fill the void. Then you still have problems with gambling along with all the theft, fraud, extortion, and violence that organized crime brings.<br/><br/>That&#39;s [how it was](<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_game">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_game</a>) back before states ran their own lotteries. 2026-09-26T19:21:42Z