Anglotopia – When you try to compare Britain and the US in terms of a single aspect of culture – in this case, gambling – there’s a danger that Britain is going to come across as the fusty, grubby, make-do-and-mend Blackpool to the US’s thrusting, glamorous Las Vegas. Think of the two countries’ movie industries, for example. Pick a year at random – say, 2004. America offered the world “Million Dollar Baby”. Britain responded with “Sex Lives Of The Potato Men”. One – nil to the US. Now think about, say, card games. The US has the World Series Of…