Gambling is objectively harmful and predatory to those with addictive disorders and those in lower income brackets. It creates an illusion of control and steals

Gambling is objectively harmful and predatory to those with addictive disorders and those in lower income brackets. It creates an illusion of control and steals their money away, enriching those who need money the least. If I spend money on fishing equipment, I can later sell that gear and recoup some of my cost. I can enter fishing competitions and make some money back. I can rent that boat out and make money back. Once I have spent that money, I have my entire life to make that worth it to me. I can never make money back from gambling. I can never recoup my cost, and considering that the most popular forms of gambling are purely luck-based, there aren’t even any skills I have honed to make money.