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1. tedivm · 1790700196 · focus · HN ↗

   ProPublica had one of their reports work with gambling addition experts to see how DraftKings would respond to someone presenting signs of a gambling problem. It's a hell of a read, and makes it clear that this company is full of people with absolutely no ethics whatsoever.

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   1. bongoman42 · 1790705443 · focus · HN ↗

      The libertarian in me says people should be allowed to make their own choices but I can&#x27;t negate that gambling in poor is overall significantly negative for society. Before India banned this kind of gambling, I had a firend who worked as a data scientist for Dream11, an online fatasy cricket like gambling app. He was able to see a lot about the people playing. Oftentimes, the daily &#x27;ticket size&#x27; was somewhere around 100-300INR (about $1-3), these were folks earning maybe 1.5 to twice that at the most. Their kids were often going hungry so their parents could play.

      1. hydrogen7800 · 1790717916 · focus · HN ↗

         &gt;The libertarian in me says people should be allowed to make their own choices

         This is a real question&#x2F;comment, not a snarky one. When a libertarian says &quot;people should be allowed&quot;, it seems to me to only mean &quot;individuals&quot;. Because when &quot;people&quot;, through their government, &quot;make their own choices&quot; collectively, this seems to be where libertarians get worked up.

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