Looking at the effects of gambling on civilization, I would say it's not a wise move to make it legal after having it illegal for so long.

Personally, I think that gambling should be controlled such that people cannot lose their life savings over it. Many of the people who take such risks are not mentally competent to understand the risk they are taking, thus when they lose it is hardly their fault.

I would love to see some more humanitarian casinos that do the right thing, rather than being all for profit sometimes.