City Council officials in San Clemente, California have given the thumbs-up for a local tavern to open a mini-satellite off-track wagering facility on the premises. There are still a few legislative I’s to dot and T’s to cross, but the crucial bit of data is the Council’s ruling that horse-betting is consistent with other types of entertainment offered at a bar/restaurant, such as live music or sports on big screen TVs. Hear that? Betting isn’t society’s scourge or a live grenade lobbed under the family dinner table, but enter-fucking-tainment. Now if we can just find anyone in a position of authority to extend such rational thought to something beyond the horsey set, then we’re really off to the races. Read more.
California town’s council rules that betting is entertainment
