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Posted At : March 25, 2009 09:18 AM | Posted By : D McKee
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As Andy Warhol once observed, sometimes the best satire of something is the thing itself. With that in mind, I present to you the erstwhile solons of Iowa, as they observe the 20th anniversary of legalized gambling in the Hawkeye State.
Rather than celebrate two decades of a robust casino industry in the state, onetime supporters now wail that they "couldn't imagine" it would evolve into a Vegas Lite product. Apparently they didn't think neighboring states would follow Iowa's lead, either. Does this mean aforesaid lawmakers are pinning the blame for such naive expectations where it belongs -- on themselves? Nosiree, Bob! These are politicians, after all.
Seriously, they expected a "Disney experience" ... in a casino. Sniffles one former legislator, "It's morphed into something larger than I ever expected. We started a wildfire across the country." Oh, the humanity!
As one of my favorite academics, Whittier Law School's I. Nelson Rose, points out: "Legislators in other states said, 'Iowa is not exactly the center of hedonism of this country, and if it's good enough for Iowa, then it's good enough for us.'"
And so it is.
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