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weahman t1_iymgn1y wrote

Reply to comment by PVinesGIS in Fuck off Draft Kings by Dr_Midnight

For sports betting they are doing easy free bets where you can win money but most put it right back in instead of cashing out. Why cause it's free money you're playing with. Fan dual did 4 $50bets. One I won 275 on. Some cash out, some keep playing. I was looking up some stats on sports betting and majority of people are not in the positive. It's highly addictive and you can do it on the toilet or from anywhere. They have bets for damn near everything involved in the sport. They get a lot of money on the parlays because it seems easy to win and it's not. They have made millions already if not more. The number is going to be insane when they see how much in a year they made.

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PVinesGIS t1_iymiudp wrote

The whole gambling machismo culture just makes me queasy. I remember relatives losing houses to gambling addictions when I was a kid.

Kinda like drugs, I don’t think making it illegal is the answer. But I definitely feel like there should be more public messaging on the risks and harms associated.

And the free starter money they’re offering is WAY too similar to the crack dealer pitch, “First one’s free, but the second one’s gonna cost you!”

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