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ER visits for gambling disorders doubled after expanded online gambling market

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  1. rdm_blackhole · · focus · HN ↗
    Unfortunately I fail to empathise with gamblers not because I think they deserve to be afflicted by this disease but simply because I have never found gambling appealing as an activity.

    I bought a few lottery tickets when the prize reaches astronomical proportions but it was always a case of going along and doing it with family/friends just for fun.

    I guess I could understand the appeal if the chances to actually win something were pretty good but it’s a well known fact that the house always wins in the end.

    1. chucksta · · focus · HN ↗
      There is a double digit percentage of Americans who are relying on winning the lottery for retirement.

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;finance.yahoo.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;why-millennials-would-rather-buy-lottery-tickets-than-invest-in-the-stock-market-203011209.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;finance.yahoo.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;why-millennials-would-rather-...

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