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[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

That surprises me. Many parts of Asia have a big gambling scene; one of the main uses of Teletext was horse/dog racing odds in real time.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I think they might have been gambling with cards or lottery when teletext was a thing in Europe.

That was the thing in India at least.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matka_gambling

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