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1. eadmun+zs2[view] [source] 2024-09-27 11:10:57
>>jimbob+(OP)
Legalising it? No.

Normalising it? Yes.

Unfortunately, our culture seems to have two settings: legal ban; full celebratory embrace. We don’t seem to be able to handle tolerating and discouraging (see smoking, which is slowly being banned across the once-civilised world).

Should the awesome power of the State be deployed to wield violence against people who bet money on sports? No, that’s insane. Should there be half a dozen betting ads every hour on primetime TV? No, that’s crazy too.

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2. causal+rK3[view] [source] 2024-09-27 18:13:43
>>eadmun+zs2
This is specifically about something that is very addictive. Moderation was never a likely outcome.
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