[austhrow743]

Why does it follow that they should be banned if it's just betting? Except for a handful of folks, everybody loses money doing that as well.

[oblio]

Who says we shouldn't? In Romania, where I'm from, there is sports betting everywhere and a lot of people are addicted to it.

I think sports betting in general is on the rise, at least in Europe, and I can't imagine it having positive financial or psychological effects for the average person.

It's a predatory business.