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But why would they do that. Professional gambling adds so much value to society and professional gamblers aren't at all like second order parasites
i dont think theyre doing this out of any desire to get rid of parasites, theyre just scrounging through the couch cushions to find some pennies.
They're parasites for sure, but at least they're usually leeching off the house
Eh only real ways to have positive EV at a casino are card counting blackjack, which they actively try to make impossible, and poker, where you're trying to take money from gambling addicts while the house takes rake.
Capitalism creates people like this. Everyone is desperate to escape the "rat race".
If you keep gambling, you'll eventually win. The long arc of the universe favors the gambler, the house just thinks it can outlast you.
Hey gang! Pro-tip: Gamble with money on credit. You never have to pay... eventually you'll just die and there will be nobody to bill.
The Trump admin doing harm reduction completely by accident
Professional gamblers are the most oppressed minority
They've even had the term 'gaming' appropriated away
"...professional gambling..."
and
"...deductions from gambling losses..."
They targeted gamblers. Gamblers.
If Shenmue II taught me anything it's that you can get by just gambling in Hong Kong on random street corners. But that was 1986, not sure how that fares in current year.
Trump just has a grudge against our brave beautiful gamblers since they ran his casino out of business
"People say, these are smart people, they say the house always wins! But these guys, I call them Greedy Gamblers, these Greedy Gamblers they just win and they win and they win! I tell tell them, haven't you heard that the house always wins? These are smart guys, they should know this! I had to get rid them! My securitrons, beautiful machines, american made, RobCo what a great American company, my securitrons, they had to get tough! These Greedy Gamblers were going to take my platinum chip, what a beautiful chip, most people use plastic but we only use the best for my chips, and it's american made not like these other casinos using the cheap stuff, probably made in china"
Good
I don't get to write off my fuckups and poor investments either
Wait, so "professional" gamblers could put their losses as a tax write off previously? That's the second most American thing I've ever heard. The only more American thing is the government changing the law just to fuck people over that little bit more.
Always bet on ~~Duke~~ Trump, kid.
Devastating news for the drifters I meet on trains who bum cigarettes from me, drink the last of my whisky then promptly die in their sleep.
They went after ~~gamblers~~ gamers! 
This is good for crypto
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