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Gambling is predatory and immoral(*), regardless of what technology is used to advertise it. I know that makes me sound like a tea totaler who was trapped in cryogenic sleep for the last century, but I really can't think of a good reason to allow any kind of gambling at scale in our society. It's filled with negatives.

(*) of course, this is my opinion, you might not have the same morals as I do.

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> It's filled with negative

I would even say it's only negatives.

But unfortunately, it will have to stay legal, otherwise people would still seek it through illegal means, possibly exposing themselves to much worse dangers.

It's the same problem with drugs (including Alcohol) and tobacco, they need to be legal in order to he regulated.

I disagree, because industrialized gambling is very different from illegal gambling in terms of availability. I see the prevalence of slots in my neighborhood after they legalized gambling wholesale in my state and I don't think it's been made better by "regulation" except through some additional taxes, it's just made it easier to access.

The same could be said about prohibition for alcohol and tobacco. Raising the age for legal tobacco consumption did reduce consumption, and prohibition did lower consumption permanently for alcohol.

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