for me its yes and No..

yes: I believe gambling should be legalized and taxed because whether it
is illegal or not, it still goes on. Gambling happens. Whether the
government says it is legal or not, it still occurs under the table. The best
thing that the government can do is legalize it, create regulations for
fairness and safety, and tax it. It is similar to the idea of prostitution in
Nevada. It is going to go on no matter what the law says - you can't
prevent it. The best thing you can do for peoples' safety is to legalize,
but regulate it.

no: Legalizing gambling can affect young children a lot.
Since it can get a person a lot of money in an easy way, young children
may follow the wrong path.
• Gambling becomes addictive very easily. This leads to a lot of debts.
Family problems occur and there are fights in the house.
• Even though gambling may get a lot of money, if a person looses, social
impact is heavy.
• Citizens should be encouraged for better things rather than legalizing
gambling. Gambling undoubtedly may generate a lot of revenue;
legalizing gambling will make people loose their savings in the thirst of
earning money the easy way.
• Legalizing gambling would also attract people who didn’t gamble at all!
• Gambling may lead to political corruption as well.