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Sure, as long as we prohibit advertising in media, tax it up the ass, and force warning labels covering at least 25% of any logo.

• kartan 11y ago
  This is the way to go. This is a tragedy of the commons situation. Gambling creates a lot of problems that are not paid by the companies or individuals participating, but by the society at large. The heavy taxing and limited advertising makes a lot of sense so the industry is accounted for all that hidden costs. Gambling addiction is a real issue that harms families and communities. If the gambling industry doesn't takes care of that paying higher taxes, that same communities are the ones dealing with that extra cost. A social lose-lose situation. For me an ever better solution is state owned gambling. It is much more controlled and it is harder to open loopholes for abusing it using bribes, historically a common thing with this kind of industry.