Raising the Stakes: America's Growing Sports Gambling Addiction
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ogc163
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i'm pretty much a let people do what they want kinda guy. hell, these degenerates keep my taxes low in vegas 
but easily accessible sports betting on your phone...
just another way these fukkin things really are awful for society, in so many ways. the smartphone must be the biggest gift/curse in human history
but easily accessible sports betting on your phone...
just another way these fukkin things really are awful for society, in so many ways. the smartphone must be the biggest gift/curse in human history
Folks gonna have to let bankroll management
Combining the relentless effectiveness of American capitalism with a vice like gambling is not going to end well for a lot of people. American companies are just too good at marketing.
We should have left sports gambling as the domain of the underworld. If you want to place a bet, you gotta go to Fat Tony.
We should have left sports gambling as the domain of the underworld. If you want to place a bet, you gotta go to Fat Tony.
Same for drugs?Combining the relentless effectiveness of American capitalism with a vice like gambling is not going to end well for a lot of people. American companies are just too good at marketing.
We should have left sports gambling as the domain of the underworld. If you want to place a bet, you gotta go to Fat Tony.
I was being facetious. I don’t think drugs, prostitution and gambling be criminalized. It’s an individual choice.But I l do recognize that the combination of American capitalism and a vice like gambling will wreck a lot of lives. Regulations and help for addicts should be put in place though.
they way they force this shyt into even the livestreaming apps is just absurd
kids talking about parlays
kids talking about parlays
Would gambling be less harmful in a communist or socialist society?
But I l do recognize that the combination of American capitalism and a vice like gambling will wreck a lot of lives. Regulations and help for addicts should be put in place though.
Why don’t you just make your argument instead of acting like a passive aggressive white woman.
I'm not being passive aggressive. I’m asking your opinion. You didn’t seem to have an issue expressing it before.
GnauzBookOfRhymes
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The crazy part is that right now we're only seeing the tip of the tip of the iceberg. A lot of the people addicted right now - the ones you see in the videos posted in here, are able to sort of hide the problems and insulate the addicts from public embarrassment etc. A large % of the kids in college are relatively well off and have parents that will pay debts/get them help and support. Even among my own group of friends/associates etc that have started gambling, they didn't grow up with money etc but they have good jobs/careers that allow them to absorb losses at least for now.
I try to always tell people, behavior and habits ALTER YOUR BRAIN'S CHEMISTRY.
It's not just about mental strength or responsibility etc. The longer you go repeating patterns, your brain will literally rework itself in ways to ingrain that behavior into itself because it thinks "oh the person to whom I am attached does and thinks about this one thing A LOT....since I work for this mf how do I make it easier for him to continue doing this?"
What's going to happen is that you're going to see the rates of credentialed professionals getting their licenses yanked skyrocket. Attorneys, financial advisors, accountants etc etc etc.
Poor people can only lose so much because no matter how addicted you may be, you still need money to bet. But someone making a couple hundred thousand can cause ALL KINDS of havoc before they hit rock bottom.
And unlike in the past when you had coalitions which included both liberal and conservatives that were against the expansion of gambling, nowadays governments from both parties are fully onboard. Especially because they see the money available from legalizing and taking a cut of the revenue.
I try to always tell people, behavior and habits ALTER YOUR BRAIN'S CHEMISTRY.
It's not just about mental strength or responsibility etc. The longer you go repeating patterns, your brain will literally rework itself in ways to ingrain that behavior into itself because it thinks "oh the person to whom I am attached does and thinks about this one thing A LOT....since I work for this mf how do I make it easier for him to continue doing this?"
What's going to happen is that you're going to see the rates of credentialed professionals getting their licenses yanked skyrocket. Attorneys, financial advisors, accountants etc etc etc.
Poor people can only lose so much because no matter how addicted you may be, you still need money to bet. But someone making a couple hundred thousand can cause ALL KINDS of havoc before they hit rock bottom.
And unlike in the past when you had coalitions which included both liberal and conservatives that were against the expansion of gambling, nowadays governments from both parties are fully onboard. Especially because they see the money available from legalizing and taking a cut of the revenue.
Yep, nobody saw this coming 
storyteller
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Sportsbetting is the tip of the iceberg. I think the fact that all these apps have live dealers for roulette, craps, black jack, and casino hold 'em is just gonna make gambling addictions even worse...then again, I'm commenting before I watch the video.
