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Bookmaking is a crime. It is a crime because the government has an interest in maintaining traditional notions of social values, and it is a crime because the gains gotten from betting are seldom reported as income and thus not taxed. So, there are two issues: First, the government has an interest in promoting social values, and secondly, the government likes to get paid.
This law is still enforced as it is illegal (in FL) for a person to accept, facilitate, or place bets unless they are: (a) Native American, (b)