In many places where gambling is banned, there is still gambling. And in places where it's legalized, it can (in theory) be effectively regulated (if there's political will, which is difficult to muster sometimes). And say what you will about lotteries, but it's far easier to blow your life savings at casinos and with sports betting than buying a bunch of lottery tickets.

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shipman05 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Permit lotteries. Ban lottery advertising. A moral government shouldn't advertise products known to be harmful to the public.

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someonebaggy 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Can we just ban all advertising except for word of mouth (but including fake word of mouth)?

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edoceo 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'd be happy to stop billboards, other large public displays and those shitty coro-plast ones that jerks put next to the slip road telling me they pay cash for houses or have some magical mosquito treatment. Start there and work our way up?

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segsgsgseg 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

yes you can enjoy the free speech you want and other people can't tell us more great one

	▲	edoceo 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Individual humans get free speech, not corporations.

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Forgeties79 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Sports betting apps are so “gamified” now that many people don’t stand a chance. They’ve made a bleeding edge addiction platform