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Re:Apple Pulls Gambling Apps Targeted by Chinese State Media by dec0dedab0de on Monday August 20, 2018 @12:12PM (#17801144)
No States allow broad gambling. Even Nevada only allows it in certain areas. So it's pretty safe to say that gambling is generally illegal, with a few exceptions.

By that logic performing surgery is illegal, should Apple remove an app that helps operate surgical equipment?

Also, many states allow private gambling anywhere as long as there is no house edge(vig/rake), which makes it more of an industry regulation.

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Re:Apple Pulls Gambling Apps Targeted by Chinese State Media by danharaj on Monday August 20, 2018 @12:17PM (#17801200)
> By that logic performing surgery is illegal, should Apple remove an app that helps operate surgical equipment?

Yes? That would probably make it a medical device which is also regulated.

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Re:Apple Pulls Gambling Apps Targeted by Chinese State Media by bilbo0s on Monday August 20, 2018 @12:33PM (#17801347)
"...By that logic performing surgery is illegal, should Apple remove an app that helps operate surgical equipment?..."

???

A medical device of that nature would definitely be regulated. The FDA is gonna want to talk to you about that.

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