Gambling = Crime?

Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos, who arrested grandmothers and great-grandmothers at an 8-liner club last week, tells Channel 4 why gambling is so bad:

"We know that anytime you have gambling, it attracts large amounts of money. When you have large amounts of money, you attract an element that wants to control these activities. So you get into organized crime, you get into other types of offenses," says Villalobos. (emphasis added)

So according to the DA:
gambling = a lot of money = criminal organizations = more crime

If that's the case, the district attorney has his work cut out for him. After all, there's an organization in the Rio Grande Valley operating a gambling facility in plain view.

In fact, other groups also conduct wagering activities to gain income.

Worst of all, there's a statewide gambling operation taking place under the very noses of our elected officials in Austin.

Remember, according to the Cameron County DA, "anytime you have gambling" it means more crime.