Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in US states that legalized sports betting, study shows

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/sports-gambling/gambling-disorder-increased-legalized-sports-betting-rcna351785

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plateee@piefed.social · 48 pts · 48d

No shit.

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TomMasz@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 48d (1 reply)

If only this totally predictable thing could have been foreseen.

Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 48d

If only we could bet on this totally predictable thing on kalshi

givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 48d

It's not that gambling is dangerous.

We evolved to gamble on an almost second to second basis just like every other living thing.

What's dangerous is unfair and unregulated gambling designed to be as addictive as possible while ensuring the house never loses. Especially when the gates are wide open for outright manipulation.

People are being exploited on a fundamental level by cutthroat corporations, the real problem is the government putting corporations over citizens.

thesohoriots@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 48d

Wanna bet?

jaykrown@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 48d

I've seen so many ads for this shit, this is no surprise. Gambling is one of the worst addictions.

pdxfed@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 48d

/shockedstoat

heavy@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 48d

Not to mention the ruined integrity of sports. There are already big cases of trying to manipulate the outcome of games. Now it's a meme, someone plays like shit "yo check his fan duel account". Just another shitty aspect of our present.

NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 48d

No shit.

nixfreak@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 48d

Oh , oh really WTF.