Feel like making illegal doesn’t necessarily solve the problem either. Best thing to do would be banning advertising and heavily regulating apps - no notifications etc.
The problem doesn’t need to be 100% solved to at least be mitigated.
There’s a material reason why Burgerland has a staggeringly higher rate of gambling addiction than countries with more regulations and restrictions, “solved” or not.
making gambling illegal is harm reduction actually. it’s not a direct equivalency with drugs. you can make moonshine in your bathtub without detection, the govt has the power to shut down corporate gambling operations and I would bet ;) that most customers won’t bother moving to the underground option. (which can also be shut down much more easily than a drug ring) it is harm reduction. I don’t know why so many people feel the need to defend its existence here.
I mean banning it like it was what, only a decade ago? That’s clearly the best solution. Friendly wagers over the local game don’t cause a mass transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, FanDuel does
According to “fuck you, got mine” misanthropic fairweather leftists in this thread, if making something illegal doesn’t make it go away 100%, it should be completely legal, which includes the massive tech corporation shit that has already made watching professional sports even worse than before and more a vehicle for gambling than for enjoying the games for their own sake.
Feel like making illegal doesn’t necessarily solve the problem either. Best thing to do would be banning advertising and heavily regulating apps - no notifications etc.
Plenty of places in the world where gambling industries are banned, and it works pretty well.
The problem doesn’t need to be 100% solved to at least be mitigated.
There’s a material reason why Burgerland has a staggeringly higher rate of gambling addiction than countries with more regulations and restrictions, “solved” or not.
making gambling illegal is harm reduction actually. it’s not a direct equivalency with drugs. you can make moonshine in your bathtub without detection, the govt has the power to shut down corporate gambling operations and I would bet ;) that most customers won’t bother moving to the underground option. (which can also be shut down much more easily than a drug ring) it is harm reduction. I don’t know why so many people feel the need to defend its existence here.
Not really defending its existence, more trying to figure out what the best solution is.
I think you have a good point though.
I mean banning it like it was what, only a decade ago? That’s clearly the best solution. Friendly wagers over the local game don’t cause a mass transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, FanDuel does
According to “fuck you, got mine” misanthropic fairweather leftists in this thread, if making something illegal doesn’t make it go away 100%, it should be completely legal, which includes the massive tech corporation shit that has already made watching professional sports even worse than before and more a vehicle for gambling than for enjoying the games for their own sake.
yeah sorry I didn’t think that was your intention but others in the thread are doing it from what’s clearly a latent libertarian mindset.