I happen to work with some problem gamblers. I find it a detestable practice but I know that's wrong of me to say, I shouldn't judge. What I find interesting in

I happen to work with some problem gamblers. I find it a detestable practice but I know that's wrong of me to say, I shouldn't judge. What I find interesting in this context is that they all follow sports to a pretty high degree but never once have they talked of betting on sports. Aside from actual casinos and the odd scratcher the main draw from what I see is online operations trading in Bitcoin. From site to CashApp to bank account- it appears to be quite a frictionless experience. People who had never heard of Bitcoin outside the random news story, suddenly are moving thousands of dollars of crypto around and my biggest fear is that gambling will become ever more normalized. I've seen drug addicts maintain more of a semblance of normalcy than I've seen from some of these gamblers. Magical thinking and compulsion, it's really quite jarring to see. Gambling in my opinion tends to insidiousness and perhaps sports betting isn't as bad but I'd rather not tempt people with any of it including lottery. The house always wins.