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re: Why is gambling legal?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 5:55 am to Jack Daniel
Posted on 11/10/25 at 5:55 am to Jack Daniel
I agree. So many more people are gambling because it’s legal. What was a smaller problem could be a bigger problem as people who never would have gotten involved with gambling when it was illegal now get sucked into it because it’s legal.
Banning alcohol decades ago was never going to work because so many people drank and it’s almost impossible to take something away that so many people participated in.
But with gambling, it wasn’t very widespread. By legalizing it, a bigger problem may be created with more people becoming hooked. There was no reason to legalize it.
Banning alcohol decades ago was never going to work because so many people drank and it’s almost impossible to take something away that so many people participated in.
But with gambling, it wasn’t very widespread. By legalizing it, a bigger problem may be created with more people becoming hooked. There was no reason to legalize it.
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Posted on 11/10/25 at 6:05 am to Jack Daniel
It makes boring games exciting
Posted on 11/10/25 at 12:13 pm to Jack Daniel
freedom
why the frick do you feel you have the right to tell others how to spend their own money or protect them from themselves or push your morals on them?
i say all that as a person he despises gambling and thinks its dumb. but i also have extremely successful friends that do it. who the frick am I to tell them what they can and cant do?
why the frick do you feel you have the right to tell others how to spend their own money or protect them from themselves or push your morals on them?
i say all that as a person he despises gambling and thinks its dumb. but i also have extremely successful friends that do it. who the frick am I to tell them what they can and cant do?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 12:33 pm to Jack Daniel
Gambling cured the depression I had from my sports teams losing all the time. Betting against them has been a blessing.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 2:29 pm to Jack Daniel
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There’s absolutely no good that comes from it. It’s a shame our society has people willing to spend their money on a system that is designed for them to lose and they do it anyway.
Brother, I'm up like $200
Posted on 11/10/25 at 2:31 pm to emoney
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Gambling cured the depression I had from my sports teams losing all the time. Betting against them has been a blessing.
Its truly the best thing. Example, I bet on TAMU against Mizzou. If Mizzou wins, I'd be so happy I don't even care if I lost money. But when I was down after the loss, I remembered I'm actually getting paid for mizzou to lose, and I'm happier again.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 5:46 pm to Jack Daniel
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There’s absolutely no good that comes from it. It’s a shame our society has people willing to spend their money on a system that is designed for them to lose and they do it anyway. It will eventually lead to the downfall of sports if it remains legal.
This guy’s clearly never hit a 10 leg parlay.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 5:53 pm to mizslu314
Its truly the best thing. Example, I bet on TAMU against Mizzou. If Mizzou wins, I'd be so happy I don't even care if I lost money. But when I was down after the loss, I remembered I'm actually getting paid for mizzou to lose, and I'm happier again.
Emotional hedging.
Emotional hedging.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 5:54 pm to Jack Daniel
I knew this post would bring out the “muh freedom” midwits
Posted on 11/10/25 at 7:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Freedom, baw
So...do away with all Vice crimes?
Should prostitution, sex with minors, drug use, "crimes against nature, public nudity & acts; and all manner of "immorality by societal standards" simply be allowed unfettered by any and all laws? BE-CAUSE that would be total freedom baw, right?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 7:58 pm to NawlinsTiger9
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I miss when it was a little more taboo but there’s no reason it should be illegal
Well, yeah that was part of the allure I guess -- part of the thrill of the action was getting to your (not-sanctioned-by-govt) bookie before the games. By remember -- there used to be plenty of opportunities still on River Boats, at Atlantic City, Vegas and Indian Casinos.
The reason it should be illegal EVERYWHERE, 24/7 is because people have ZERO will-power, will and do become addicted, and are prone to gamble away their entire lives. I've seen it destroy good people.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:01 pm to EphesianArmor
Agreed. Thankfully my HOA banned it in 2018.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:02 pm to EphesianArmor
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The reason it should be illegal EVERYWHERE, 24/7 is because people have ZERO will-power
frick that slippery slope
Personal responsibility bubba
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:04 pm to Tiger Ryno
Smart.
Safer and healthier for everyone.
Safer and healthier for everyone.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:05 pm to NawlinsTiger9
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Personal responsibility bubba
From a bunch of dopemine-addicted gambling junkies??
Yeah, right. Good luck with that.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:10 pm to EphesianArmor
I assume you want to ban fast food, booze, sugar, cigarettes, etc as well?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:13 pm to NawlinsTiger9
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I assume you want to ban fast food, booze, sugar, cigarettes, etc as well?
On what planet have any of those ever been illegal vices?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:15 pm to EphesianArmor
Because people have zero will power, right?
I’ve seen heart disease destroy more good people than gambling
I’ve got -1000 odds that you’re a big ol hypocrite
I’ve seen heart disease destroy more good people than gambling
I’ve got -1000 odds that you’re a big ol hypocrite
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:22 pm to NawlinsTiger9
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I’ve got -1000 odds that you’re a big ol hypocrite
Look, it's just my opinion, my experience, based on my observations of people (we are ALL weak).
If you are disciplined, good for you. Most people just aren't when it comes to their favorite dopamine charge.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 8:25 pm to EphesianArmor
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Most people just aren't when it comes to their favorite dopamine charge.
No doubt
But the answer cannot be to just ban everything that’s addictive
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