Yesterday, I talked about how the U.S. has become obsessed with voting. The two most obvious examples are in terms of politics and polling. But voting has also taken over the broadcast airwaves through another medium, TV reality shows. Plus there is a final form of voting that might be considered a bad-seed distant relative, or alternatively, an aloof rich uncle, depending on one’s point of view. I'm referring, of course, to certain kinds of gambling.

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