I think you may misunderstand the purpose of the gambling laws here. Do you have a citation for their purpose as a consumer-protection measure?<p>Given the government&#x27;s heavy use of lotteries and other gambling as a cash source, the laws appear to be designed by lawmakers with a solid understanding of chance and probability and a desire to ensure that monetary gambling (with gambling defined as &quot;an activity where the influence of chance outweighs the benefits of skill, for most participants&quot;) be restricted to the state, not commercial entities.