Ontario had a cabinet shuffle last week during which an intriguing but little-remarked change took place.
Someone named Stan Cho will replace someone named Neil Lumsden for seating rights at Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet table. The intriguing bit is that while Neil was minister of tourism, culture and sport, Stan will be minister of tourism, culture and gaming.
Gambling has replaced sport because it’s all about money, and money is more important than sports. Sports knows this, which is why sporting broadcasts are now just pretexts to ceaselessly batter viewers with gambling ads. Wayne Gretzky, formerly a hockey hero, is now best known as a shill for BetMGM.
