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Re:Facebook Let Kids Rack Up Charges on Parents' Credit Cards by int_19h on Friday January 25, 2019 @07:37PM (#19003933)
I wouldn't exactly call it stigma free to let (much less encourage) kids gamble. There's a difference between acceptance, and anything goes.
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Re:Facebook Let Kids Rack Up Charges on Parents' Credit Cards by fhbdukfrh on Friday January 25, 2019 @08:40PM (#19004181)
Well, i went to the local arcade with my 9 year old last weekend. It is fully licensed, has games where you drop a ball (at a cost of about 2 bucks) to win tickets ranging in value from 10 to 500 points and redeem them for prizes like candy and video game themed toys.

I'd say that's stigma-free.

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Re:Facebook Let Kids Rack Up Charges on Parents' Credit Cards by asynchrony on Friday January 25, 2019 @10:52PM (#19004655)
Legislation is stuck at the money-in-money-out mechanic.
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Re:Facebook Let Kids Rack Up Charges on Parents' Credit Cards by Mirioron on Sunday January 27, 2019 @01:32AM (#19010605)
That's because gambling, by definition, requires money to change hands.
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