[memphis57]

Actually I'm a libertarian. As such, I hate like hell that I have beg and scheme and compromise to get governemnt out of an area that they have no moral right to be involved in. But I'm a practical libertarian, so I'm willing to do what it takes.

Private income tax isn't enough to make them legalize it, IMO (hence the phrase in my original post "beyond income tax on winnings"), since winners owe that anyway. If that were the only incentive, I think the argument would win that its better to direct gambling to b&m casinos where tax can be collected.