North Carolina’s own Winston-Salem Journal for the win: ” … isn’t it a little hypocritical to ban gambling when the state is already hip-deep in legalized gambling in the form of the lottery?”
and: “What business is it of the state how people live their lives or spend their hard-earned money? As long as the center’s patrons aren’t hurting anybody else … then lawmakers should stick with more pressing matters. Like, say, decaying schools, crumbling roads or an overdue tax-policy overhaul?”
I think the second statement nicely sums up the larger issue of censoring Internet gambling in the U.S.