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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by Der_Einzige on Friday September 27, 2024 @04:31AM (#41667713)
Where is the movement to ban those ticket machines from places like Dave and Busters/Chuck-e-Cheese where you exchange coins for tickets which are only redeemable for cancer inducing sugary foods or (at exchange rates which would please your local African warlord) occasionally game consoles?

Because that shit is legal in all 50 states and is worse for society in my opinion. No hysteria against this.

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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by Andrex on Friday September 27, 2024 @08:09AM (#41669449)
This hot take is just a bad take.

People don't lose their life savings redeeming D&B tickets. You have an uphill battle convincing me the Chuck E Cheese model is worth banning when it's mostly seen as harmless kids' fun.

If this is seriously bothering you, you probably spend way too much time at Dave & Buster's. And I would guess you do not have children.

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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by Der_Einzige on Friday September 27, 2024 @11:18AM (#41671532)
If sports betting bothers you, you spend too much time playing or watching sports ;)
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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by jackcosgrove on Friday September 27, 2024 @09:06AM (#41669968)
Chuck E Cheese taught me a lot about the value of company scrip and cutting out middlemen.
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