Question: Please read the enclosed hypothetical scenario and answer whether or not the casino is a government actor whereby the Plaintiff's constitutional arguments may proceed. In

Please read the enclosed hypothetical scenario and answer whether or not the casino is a "government actor" whereby the Plaintiff's constitutional arguments may proceed. In addition to the question above, the casinos have been sued by an anti-gambling activist group which seeks to sue the casinos under the 5th Amendment, arguing that online gambling deprives citizens of "life, liberty and property". Their argument is that by capitalizing on gambling addicts, the government (by way of the casinos), is harming citizens in violation of the Constitution. The suit is filed directly against the casinos, who the activists groups argue is a government actor. These arguments are based on the fact that the purpose of gambling in New Jersey is to foster commerce within New Jersey and to use the gambling earnings to fund government programs. New Jersey doesn't operate the websites themselves, but it gives licenses to casinos to develop the websites, which restricts who is allowed to take bets under the law. Also, New Jersey did not create the websites, but it receives a percentage of the casinos profits every month.

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