Oh this will be fun. Go ahead and cite it for me. I'll take Pliny or Suetonious, your choice. Special attention to be paid to whether or not it was followed by the citizenry, public officials and whether the supposed prohibition actually banned wagering money and goods on things.
Are you arguing that say, prohibition of alcohol was a good idea that lead to effective policy and positive outcomes?
In his particular case I'm pointing out that his argument rests heavily on ignorance of the reality of the Roman Empire and the actual power held by the Senate over the citizenry, which was very little.
Oh man! Are we going to pretend that because lots of people drank during prohibition and it wasn’t evenly enforced that it wasn’t illegal? Special attention shows that even in Rome gambling on chance games like dice were considered degenerate behavior or that areas gambling occurred were considered crime havens.
Lmao I knew you weren't going to try. You're reading off a hasty Google search because you weren't prepared for someone who actually had a clue.
But then if you actually tried to parse through that period's series of "I'll huff and I'll puff" laws passed by the largely neutered Roman senate of the era, you'd have a few extra grey hairs. So good job fleeing and conceding the point I suppose.
And that's before we even get into the flimsy justifications of the era, but hey the towel is already on the floor so it's academic by now.
Lmao I knew you weren't going to try. You're reading off a hasty Google search because you weren't prepared for someone who actually had a clue.
Are you huffing glue? Are we going to pretend there wasn’t multiple attempts by the aristocracy and Emperors to crack down on gambling and that has been consistent throughout western history.
But then if you actually tried to parse through that period's series of "I'll huff and I'll puff" laws passed by the largely neutered Roman senate of the era, you'd have a few extra grey hairs. So good job fleeing and conceding the point I suppose.
They allowed gambling in the same way NYC cops don’t spend every weekend busting up dice games in Harlem. There was no major organized gambling industry outside of sports betting and even that was not dominated by groups over individual bets.
See, you had to go “but people still gambled”!
Was Lex Talaria a law or not? I’ll wait!
Oh this will be fun. Go ahead and cite it for me. I'll take Pliny or Suetonious, your choice. Special attention to be paid to whether or not it was followed by the citizenry, public officials and whether the supposed prohibition actually banned wagering money and goods on things.
Are you trying to argue that legalization plays no role in proliferation? Because that's fucking retarded.
Are you arguing that say, prohibition of alcohol was a good idea that lead to effective policy and positive outcomes?
In his particular case I'm pointing out that his argument rests heavily on ignorance of the reality of the Roman Empire and the actual power held by the Senate over the citizenry, which was very little.
Oh man! Are we going to pretend that because lots of people drank during prohibition and it wasn’t evenly enforced that it wasn’t illegal? Special attention shows that even in Rome gambling on chance games like dice were considered degenerate behavior or that areas gambling occurred were considered crime havens.
Lmao I knew you weren't going to try. You're reading off a hasty Google search because you weren't prepared for someone who actually had a clue.
But then if you actually tried to parse through that period's series of "I'll huff and I'll puff" laws passed by the largely neutered Roman senate of the era, you'd have a few extra grey hairs. So good job fleeing and conceding the point I suppose.
And that's before we even get into the flimsy justifications of the era, but hey the towel is already on the floor so it's academic by now.
Are you huffing glue? Are we going to pretend there wasn’t multiple attempts by the aristocracy and Emperors to crack down on gambling and that has been consistent throughout western history.
They allowed gambling in the same way NYC cops don’t spend every weekend busting up dice games in Harlem. There was no major organized gambling industry outside of sports betting and even that was not dominated by groups over individual bets.