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Internet cafes/PC baangs never really caught on in the US -- home connectivity spread much faster and supplanted the need for such businesses in wealthier areas
by ascagnel_ 8y ago
Internet cafes/PC baangs never really caught on in the US -- home connectivity spread much faster and supplanted the need for such businesses in wealthier areas, and shared resources like public libraries serve less well-heeled areas.
- mgkimsal 8y agogot downvoted, and.... realizing that this may be more of a regional thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweepstakes_parlor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweepstakes_parlor and https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/24/stateline-illegal-gambling-internet-cafes/6829731/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/24/statel... this is a big thing in north carolina areas. It's basically nothing to do with internet cafes that you'd find (or have found) in Europe. These are just sweepstakes/gambling places that have the words "internet cafe" on the door.