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1. NichoPaolucci · 1790700781 · focus · HN ↗

   “Gambling company leans into its target demographic”

   I worked with a state lottery that did similar things. Their target demographic was the “every day players” that would compulsively buy at the gas station.

   I quit that job because it seems to be morally wrong.

   Betting apps are just this taken to the extreme, I feel for people with this addiction but it’s not going away anytime soon.

   1. fckgw · 1790701208 · focus · HN ↗

      > Betting apps are just this taken to the extreme, I feel for people with this addiction but it’s not going away anytime soon.

      Why? This wasn't a thing that existed 10-15 years ago, this isn't some long-standing institution. We could ban online betting apps today if we wanted to.

      1. treis · 1790702927 · focus · HN ↗

         Sports gambling definitely existed 10-15 years ago. And it's hard to ban things on the internet with cryptocurrency being a thing.

         It's pretty wild that we let it be advertised and boggles my mind that pro leagues jumped on the train.

         1. someonebaggy · 1790707728 · focus · HN ↗

            Before cryptocurrency there was Liberty Reserve, anyway.

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