Feel like making illegal doesn't necessarily solve the problem either. Best thing to do would be banning advertising and heavily regulating apps - no notifications etc.
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The problem doesn't need to be 100% solved to at least be mitigated.
There's a material reason why Burgerland has a staggeringly higher rate of gambling addiction than countries with more regulations and restrictions, "solved" or not.
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Of all the bad shit Temer (who came to power after Dilma's coup) did in Brazil, legalizing sports betting without any kind of regulation is probably the worst.
Any economic gain Brazil had after COVID have been funneled out to those sites. Can only hope Lula do something about it soon.
I don't gamble and am actively repulsed by how it's being pushed as hip and cool. That said, I'm surprised by the hardline abolition stances in here. Drugs (including alcohol) are surely far more corrosive to people's wellbeing, but no one on here is arguing for prohibition, right?
I think dangerous drugs should be prohibited.
You think drugs should just be freely available to the public? All of them? You wouldn't prohibit meth? Heroin? Cocaine?
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For me there should be no abolition, but what has happened is a few predatory companies given free rein to exploit vulnerable people. There were offshore bookies and stuff before, but the level of exploitation (through advertising on mainstream sports networks, not to mention online ads) is unreal and definitely created this problem.
And it's crazy how it all sprang up like mushrooms too. Banning ads like they did with cigarettes would help but the cat is already somewhat out of the bag for people who have gotten hooked
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legalizing it is fine IMO, it's probably better than black market gambling. but the ads being everywhere is terrible. advertising cigarettes on tv is illegal, should be the same for gambling
Death to America
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