If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.
Also, big corporate entity doesn't use violence.
Also, big corporate entity doesn't use violence.
I hope you aren't being serious.
It's also ironic that you deride a moral argument for sports betting, considering that the only legitimate argument AGAINST sports betting (and gambling in general) is the moral one.
But don't pretend that playing a fantasy football pool is some sort of act of civil disobedience. It's just another impulsive act that happens to be illegal.
There are many arguments against sports betting. It corrupts the sport and is fundamentally exploitive of those who lack the ability to control their impulses. As I said before, it's illegal in New York, and the owners of these sites should be prosecuted criminally, just as any other pool organizer who attracted police attention would. We're all supposed to be equal under the law.
I mean, I hope you're also in favor harsh penalties for recreational drug use, for consistency's sake.
Again you're absolutely right about equality under the law. But as with many things in our spectator society, the Fantasy sports betting thing is just a proxy war. The true war is freedom to piss away time and money online betting on a stupid football game. It's unfortunate that so many lives are ruined by gambling and also unfortunate that I have to endure hearing my coworkers and friends blabber about QB ratings and stupid shit like that.
But allowing the government to curb yet another aspect of our online life is setting a bad precedent (go ahead, say "b-but what about pedophilia?").
But who cares about that? Just as long as you can make a snide remark about an activity that may not affect you.