HANG ON TIGHT: It’s shaping up to be a wacky 12 months.
Middle America thumps the Bible and warns that gambling is immoral and gamblers are going straight to hell. But let a $1.5 billion jackpot hit the news, and every office in the nation posts a signup sheet and collects money. (The Indy did, too, won $13, and bought doughnuts.)
Okay, so Santa Barbara lost, and something called Chino Hills is a winner. Actually, it really wasn’t gambling. Not at 292 million-1 odds. It was a fun game the entire nation could play. I even bought my ex-wife a $2 ticket at 7-Eleven.
