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We knew this about casinos. That's why they were relegated to a little hellish desert town. What happened that we decided apps somehow solved the problems rela

We knew this about casinos. That's why they were relegated to a little hellish desert town. What happened that we decided apps somehow solved the problems related to gambling?

HPsquared 3y ago
Out of sight, out of mind.
zeven7 3y ago
The odd difference here is people supposedly do this knowing they can’t win their money back (which is shocking to me). I assume the argument is they’re paying for entertainment.
- bluGill 3y ago
  You never got momoney back from pacman yet people spent a lot of money on video games.
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- arrowsmith 3y ago
  I can only imagine the boardroom meeting where this idea was first proposed. "So you're saying it's like a slot machine, except they can't win anything and just give us free money? Are you insane? What kind of idiot would sign up to that?" Two weeks and a beta test later: "I'm so sorry I doubted you."
LargeTomato 3y ago
For me, I want to have a little here and there. It's fun, I like putting $20 in with my friends and we get a little pool going. I don't understand why I can't gamble because someone else has no self control. My same argument applies to alcohol, marijuana, fast food, etc.
- dartos 3y ago
  How do you feel about gun control? Should we prevent people from owning guns because _some people_ like harming themselves and/or others?
  - kredd 3y ago
    You can’t really kill someone else with casino chips, unless you tried really hard. Not everything is black and white, need to consider the context as well.
    - dartos 3y ago
      Right, it’s not black and white. You can cause harm to yourself and others with gambling as well as with guns. Drawing the line at “you can’t directly kill people with casino chips” is reducing a complicated issue to a black and white stance
    - fbuslop 3y ago
      Yes, famously, gambling has caused zero suicides.
      - LargeTomato 3y ago
        Suicide from gambling and homicide/suicide from gun use are not comparable.
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- phaedryx 3y ago
  For me, yeah, I might have the self control, but I also live in a society. What other people do affects me. For example, I don't want the people with an alcohol problem to have unlimited access to alcohol. I drive on the same roads as them.
  - jliptzin 3y ago
ac29 3y ago
>We knew this about casinos. That's why they were relegated to a little hellish desert town. There are only two states with legal casino style gambling statewide, but most states offer many other ways to gamble legally: lotteries, tribal casinos, racetrack betting, and sports betting are widespread and nearly every state has at least one form of legal gambling. In fact there are only two states where all forms of gambling are outlawed: Hawaii and Utah.

We knew this about casinos. That's why they were relegated to a little hellish desert town. What happened that we decided apps somehow solved the problems related to gambling?

HPsquared 3y ago

Out of sight, out of mind.

zeven7 3y ago

The odd difference here is people supposedly do this knowing they can’t win their money back (which is shocking to me). I assume the argument is they’re paying for entertainment.

bluGill 3y ago
You never got momoney back from pacman yet people spent a lot of money on video games.
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arrowsmith 3y ago
I can only imagine the boardroom meeting where this idea was first proposed. "So you're saying it's like a slot machine, except they can't win anything and just give us free money? Are you insane? What kind of idiot would sign up to that?" Two weeks and a beta test later: "I'm so sorry I doubted you."

LargeTomato 3y ago

For me, I want to have a little here and there. It's fun, I like putting $20 in with my friends and we get a little pool going. I don't understand why I can't gamble because someone else has no self control. My same argument applies to alcohol, marijuana, fast food, etc.

dartos 3y ago
How do you feel about gun control? Should we prevent people from owning guns because _some people_ like harming themselves and/or others?
- kredd 3y ago
  You can’t really kill someone else with casino chips, unless you tried really hard. Not everything is black and white, need to consider the context as well.
  - dartos 3y ago
    Right, it’s not black and white. You can cause harm to yourself and others with gambling as well as with guns. Drawing the line at “you can’t directly kill people with casino chips” is reducing a complicated issue to a black and white stance
  - fbuslop 3y ago
    Yes, famously, gambling has caused zero suicides.
    - LargeTomato 3y ago
      Suicide from gambling and homicide/suicide from gun use are not comparable.
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phaedryx 3y ago
For me, yeah, I might have the self control, but I also live in a society. What other people do affects me. For example, I don't want the people with an alcohol problem to have unlimited access to alcohol. I drive on the same roads as them.
- jliptzin 3y ago

ac29 3y ago

>We knew this about casinos. That's why they were relegated to a little hellish desert town. There are only two states with legal casino style gambling statewide, but most states offer many other ways to gamble legally: lotteries, tribal casinos, racetrack betting, and sports betting are widespread and nearly every state has at least one form of legal gambling. In fact there are only two states where all forms of gambling are outlawed: Hawaii and Utah.