According to George Bernard Shaw, the most popular method of distributing wealth is the method of the roulette table.
As a result of rapid deregulation and mesmerizing technological change, such a spinning round of fortunes has recently reached epic proportions in the US, where revenues from gambling (which is euphemistically called “gaming” by its respective lobbying associations) has exploded in a short span of time. Bearing in mind that the Irish playwright’s aphorism constitutes one of his “Maxims for Revolutionists,” considerable upheaval and possibly a powerful backlash, too, may thus well be in store for the so-called land of opportunities.