[bumby]

I don't know, but a quick search on Google Scholar seems to indicate that Internet gambling makes gambling worse for those who already have a predisposition for gambling problems. It seems to be more about availability, as "land-based" casinos mediate the Internet effect somewhat.

[Mezzie]

Yeah, that's a really good point. In which case perhaps the problem could be mitigated through things like mandatory artificial 'difficulty' in design/UX, and, if so, we would know to be on the lookout for that in any OTHER new technology we create down the road as well and design for it.

[bumby]

I think that is an interesting take, but would obviously have a lot of pushback. I doubt private industry would willingly work against their own profit incentive. Can you imagine if the government mandated social media sites to limit the use of algorithms to grab people's attention?