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by pixl97 84 days ago
Hence why we drastically reduced the number of wagers/addictive risk taking because of its cost on society.

The libertarians here will say "oh yay, we've won". Then a few years later they'll cry about your mom losing her house to a gambling scam with no recourse. Then they'll cry again when the voters finally rid themselves of the gambling scourge years later.

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some people like gambling. for them, risking money is an efficient way to purchase a thrill. do we not care about them?
People like doing Crack, do we not care for them?
let's outlaw pulp fiction, and daytime teevee, while we're at it.