Technology has fueled a sports betting boom and a spike in problem gambling, addiction therapist warns::There’s been a surge of young problem gamblers since sports betting was legalized. An addiction therapist warns AI-powered sports betting has spurred a public health emergency.
I can believe it. Every commercial break is an ad for sports betting.
Some sports broadcasts literally tell you the betting odds during the broadcast now, it’s kind of disgusting.
Holy shit. That’s trashy.
So in practice I believe a person should be allowed to gamble within reason. That being said the gambling business seems built on exploiting the end user and enabling/proliferating addiction.
I’m hoping it settles down like legal weed did. It will always have the client base but the newness will wear off hopefully.
legal weed never ruined anyone’s life, unlike gambling addiction
Yeah, and even for those who let weed get out of control in their life, dropping weed and moving on is far easier than climbing out of the hole you can get into with gambling.
Agree 100%. Enforcement against weed was more harmful than the drug.
Shocking: industry that sells addictive product engages in behavior to increase addiction to product
Maybe this experience will teach us a lesson that will be passed on throughout history so that something similar can be avoided in the future?