The games are public. Any gambler is welcome. We are a democratic state and the cockfighters are a tiny minority. If the majority don't want barbaric bloody contests between helpless animals, then they can outlaw it. Simple. It's an election issue. Several legisators were hurt in their last re-election bid by their pro-cockfighting stand. It's going to be an issue again. The vast majority of Louisianians think it is barbaric and ought to be outlawed, as it is in the rest of the country.
