▲ 293 ▼ Gambling becomes America’s favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined (fortune.com) submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yesman@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (4 children) Gambling should be banned. And not just the prediction markets and sports-book, but the lottery too. It's just theft with extra steps. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Siethron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Don't forget the stock market. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago Then it just goes underground, where it's worse. Better to keep it above board, but that requires responsible regulation and enforcement, which hasn't been the case. Most importantly, there should be absolutely no advertising of any kind, period, and that goes for ALL vices - alcohol, cigarettes, weed, etc. We shouldn't be encouraging people to participate in these activities. We should also levy special taxes on these vices, which go to treatment facilities, so that anyone can get free treatment for addictions, and to anti-vice marketing and advertising. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago I call lottery the math tax permalink fedilink source parent [–] architect 2 points 1 month ago Yea it’s one of the few things I’m like nope, should be illegal fully don’t give a fuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Don't forget the stock market. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago Then it just goes underground, where it's worse. Better to keep it above board, but that requires responsible regulation and enforcement, which hasn't been the case. Most importantly, there should be absolutely no advertising of any kind, period, and that goes for ALL vices - alcohol, cigarettes, weed, etc. We shouldn't be encouraging people to participate in these activities. We should also levy special taxes on these vices, which go to treatment facilities, so that anyone can get free treatment for addictions, and to anti-vice marketing and advertising. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago I call lottery the math tax permalink fedilink source parent
[–] architect 2 points 1 month ago Yea it’s one of the few things I’m like nope, should be illegal fully don’t give a fuck. permalink fedilink source parent