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ekkidee t1_j1hru65 wrote

I don't see what it adds to our community other than more tax revenue. And that's a race to the bottom.

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celj1234 t1_j1ht96f wrote

People feel great when they hit a parlay!

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EastoftheCap t1_j1i1wg2 wrote

It’s been positive for some members of the council and their family.

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celj1234 t1_j1hpiku wrote

It would be if DC let draft kings and fan duel in.

Look at how much money md and va are making.

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HarperzDad t1_j1i925t wrote

This. Gambet is the absolute worst. I love sports gambling but refuse to use that app.

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Oldbayistheshit t1_j1iac9f wrote

Gamebet can eat a dick!!!! But can u use it anywhere? Or just the designated zones?

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HarperzDad t1_j1iakyz wrote

Anywhere in the city unlike the others which work only in their zones. So for those of us who want to gamble at home, it’s the only option.

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Oldbayistheshit t1_j1ib0w8 wrote

So annoying. Gamebet sucks! It’s says it’s run by DClottery but u can only turn your winning stubs in to the places that have it, and their machines are always broke

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celj1234 t1_j1igcg4 wrote

You can withdraw through the app

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Oldbayistheshit t1_j1ij5o1 wrote

I’m talking about the slips u get from the machine. I just downloaded the app.

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Oldbayistheshit t1_j1ijg8k wrote

Oh I see. I have a voucher though which never do. The voucher is like credit that u can only use on a machine

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smileusgood OP t1_j1hpq70 wrote

I’m not thinking only in terms of revenue

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celj1234 t1_j1hswa7 wrote

Then explain what are you’re considering a net positive.

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razmoe t1_j1ibomw wrote

If you’re talking about the “moral degradation” of society, we already allow vices that cause statistically worse outcomes for individuals and society, so why leave this one out?

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meanlytune81 t1_j1u037w wrote

I don't see anything wrong with it. As for me, gambling it's a personal choice. I get that some people suffer from gambling and get addicted to it, and I'm sorry for them.

Still, something tells me that before they legalized it, there were plenty of illegal ways of making bets. I know a few people who regularly visited all those gambling sites from Schweizer Online-Casino simply by using a VPN, had a bookie friend, or traveled to other states for sports betting.

So I'd say that making gambling legit helped. Firstly, gambling sites will be taxed, and secondly, the risk of getting an arm broken because you haven't paid your bookie in time is much lower now. At least this way, there'll be some control over gambling.

As for the moral part, everyone has their own concept of what is good and what isn't, and people are free to make their own decisions.

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10tonheadofwetsand t1_j1j0uni wrote

Probably not. But it’s a free country and we allow things that are net negatives on society, like alcohol, because for better or worse individuals are empowered to make their own decisions.

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keyjan t1_j1hpp4h wrote

I don’t

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cornhog t1_j1ikb4h wrote

I don’t particularly care. People can do what they want with their money.

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hemlockone t1_j1ieevm wrote

No, not a positive. You can't both make tax revenue and be a net positive for the average player. In person at least has entertainment value, govt run (e.g scratch offs) is at least is mostly public revenue, but virtual and private is loose-loose.

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FSOTFitzgerald t1_j1ktzsd wrote

It’s an additional tax on the poor and infirm with most of the revenue going to private hands. Merry Christmas.

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waconaty4eva t1_j1l8jho wrote

Prohibition of vices doesn’t work.

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