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by lizknope 39 days ago
I'd like to first see all advertisements for gambling banned. Then lets take a look at the data after 1-2 years.

Or if you allow it put a warning like the surgeon generals warning on tobacco. Clearly state that most people lose money.

Smoking is legal but advertising cigarettes is illegal. I grew up in the 1980's where smoking was everywhere. We even had a smoking area at school. Today I don't know anyone that smokes. Obviously people still do but it is much less common

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I think this approach of allowing something to quietly operate legally is a really interesting model.
I much prefer it to the heavy hand of paternalism.
Labeling doesn’t do anything but increase compliance costs
I know some countries have banned tobacco advertising, but unfortunately it is still legal in the US.
In classic US fashion it's illegal in certain specific contexts but not others.