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Sure sports gambling ruins some lives. So do alcohol, fast food, you name it. Does this mean all of those should be forbidden?

In the end these things are a trade-off: a very large part of the population has no problems with them and enjoys being able to gamble/drink or eat. A small portion does have serious problems.

Should these people be protected against themselves, at the price of forbidden most people their little pleasure? Personally, I think not.

>>misja1+(OP)
Alcohol is definitely regulated and fast food is too a broad term to mean anything.

But yeah, gambling should also be heavily regulated (as alcohol) and it is far from a "little pleasure", it can easily become an addition even without throwing around ads, free first bets and gamification.

>>xandri+J1
Regulating gambling is a good idea, but most people here seem to be talking about forbidding. I find that odd, compare it with the general opinion here about soft drugs, there HN seems to be pro-legalization.