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Is it just me or does this article contain no actual arguments to support its title? I don't even necessarily disagree, but I expect more than rueful handwringi
by andrewflnr 5y ago
Is it just me or does this article contain no actual arguments to support its title? I don't even necessarily disagree, but I expect more than rueful handwringing if you're going to bother publishing an article about it.
- allturtles 5y agoThis is the argument: > Before the legalization of online gambling, the great majority of Americans would go their entire life without being tempted to seek out a bookie or fly to the handful of jurisdictions in which in-person sports betting was permitted. What millions now face are endless deceptive advertisements aired during the most-watched television broadcasts in America, inviting them to risk their money on platforms funded by venture capitalists rather than by organized crime.
- andrewflnr 5y agoOk, just me. I assert the article would have been better focusing on the deceptiveness than bloviating about... whatever it was, but at least it's not completely devoid of logical content.
- Arrath 5y agoThe Citations Needed podcast recently put out an episode on the growing sports gambling push: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXRhdGlvbnNuZWVkZWQubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M/episode/N2NhNTVjM2UtZjA1ZC00NjA1LTkyM2QtYTNhNzU4YzA0ZjM2?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiQufqAkNP3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBQ https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXRhdGlvbnNuZWV...