Regressive
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Regressive means burdening or harming the poor more than the rich.
Gambling is like a regressive tax on the poor. "Scholars warn, however, that the legalization of gambling for tax revenues constitutes a regressive tax on the poorâincreasing poverty and exacerbating preexisting social problems." White v. Cuomo, 2022 NY Slip Op 01954, ¶ 21 n.15, 38 N.Y.3d 209, 252, 172 N.Y.S.3d 373, 405, 192 N.E.3d 300, 332 (dissenting opinion).