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Gambling becomes America’s favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined (fortune.com)

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[–] ellypony@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

For real. I'm fine with legal gambling. We just need to regulate THE SHIT out of it. Similarly to how we regulate the sale of cigarettes.I'm sick of hearing my friends complain about loosing money 😭

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[–] Jacob_Mandarin@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago

The very first step being:

Ban ALL ads even vaguely related to gambling.

Including Sponsorships or any logos.

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