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by swiftcoder 115 days ago
> Crippling debt from unwise impulsive gambling by a teenager is probably worse than whatever occurs from a teenager scrolling Twitter all day.

The cynic in me says that's not why governments want identity confirmation for gambling websites. It's so you can't dodge the taxman

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That's true. It's probably at least 50% the latter. And I don't really blame them.