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[–] 30 points 7 months ago (4 children)

To expand on Vegas' woes, online gambling has exploded. Why bother driving several hours or take a plane to a desert city to play in several casinos when you can bet on a game or a bunch of outcomes by just using your phone?

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That's a great point to bring up.

    I wonder why Vegas companies didn't push back against the legalization of online gambling like we saw alcohol and tobacco companies do with marijuana. Perhaps most of them already have their hand in that pie, which is why it's okay. Same thing with how tobacco companies stopped fighting legalization of weed once they became the dominant players.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    That was driven by Vegas companies, I remember seeing Bally's and MGM logos on a bunch of online gambling sites/apps when it was first getting started. I don't think they realized just how viral the internet is, and how fast another entity can spin up and eat their lunch.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    no only that but they got rid of the physical machines and replaced them with screens that you play the same phone gambling game on. the magic is dead. every casino looks the same and has the same 2 machines playing the same exact games on screens.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Also, at least in my area, there are these skeezy little gaming parlors that have popped up in every strip mall where the Curves used to be.

    Back in my day you had to drive over state lines to legally ruin your life.

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