Re: kids
It never occured to me.
I was just glad they weren't outside robbing the wheels off my car.
You see pleanty of kids walking dogs out to the track and looking after them, so why not let them bet?
I'm a firm believer in introducing kids to vices like Gambling, Drinking etc at a young age in the presence of their parents, so they learn how to use it responsibly, rather than giving the vice a mistique by sheilding them from it until they are 18 and then letting them do what they want with no supervision.
-Rd