標題:America’s gambling boom should be celebrated, not feared

The gambling frenzy is mostly about people being free to enjoy themselves

正文：A craze for betting is sweeping over America. This year Americans are on track to wager nearly $150bn on sports, having bet a paltry $7bn in 2018. Another $80bn is being wagered in online casinos; in the few weeks when election gambling was legal before the presidential vote, hundreds of millions of dollars were placed on the outcome. Even physical casinos are spreading. Soon the island of Manhattan could have its own casino towering over Times Square.

知識點：craze n.

an enthusiastic interest in sth that is shared by many people but that usually does not last very long; a thing that people

have a craze for（通常為?時的）狂熱，瘋狂；風行一時的東西

the latest fitness craze to sweep the country 最近風靡全國的健身熱

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