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A comment on America’s bad bet on sports gambling. Parent comment

Re:America’s bad bet on sports gambling by Cupertino95014 on Friday September 02, 2022 @06:41PM (#32696523)
No, "everyone" did not gamble. Some people did, but others didn't want to enough to find a bookie or try an online casino.

"People are going to do it anyway" -- wrong, some people are going to do it. Many will not if it's illegal.

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Re:America’s bad bet on sports gambling by thebigjewbowski on Friday September 02, 2022 @08:51PM (#32697446)
Many people still don’t ;). I’m one of the only software engineers I know who gambles on sports or plays cards.

Sports gambling has been legal in the UK and other parts of the EU for a long time.

Betting on horses and dogs, too, has been legal for forever.

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Re:America’s bad bet on sports gambling by Cupertino95014 on Saturday September 03, 2022 @12:35AM (#32698766)
Yeah, I've seen or been on several work trips to Vegas, and only a few people gambled. It doesn't appeal to everyone.
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