For once a government regulation has a positive unintended consequence: According to a resident of Padova, Italy, who posts on a game show discussion forum of which I am a member, in order to circumvent Rome’s anti-gambling laws, which forbid TV shows’ awarding cash payouts, Italian game shows pay cash awards in gold coin (after taking out 20 percent for taxes). If Howie Mandel offered me real money in lieu of fiat currency, I would unhesitatingly shout, “Deal!”