Governments must rein in online gambling before it's too late, say public health experts : canada

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 hours ago

or maybe make life here more affordable and less miserable so people don't seek out literally anything that will make them temporarily feel better or a risky bet on an easy way out

[-] socsa@piefed.social 18 points 12 hours ago

I saw this shit crush people back when it was a legal grey area operated out of random sites in Bermuda and shit. The fact that it's every other commercial during sporting events, and you can just scan a credit card to start an account, is a ticking time bomb in our society.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago

It's no different than when provincial gov'ts found lotteries and casinos were thee cash cow they needed to fund their tax coffers instead of taxing the rich ... which is what should have been done.

Privatize and tax the fuck of ALL forms of gambling and get the gov't out of it.

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 10 points 12 hours ago

Man I remember when the web was new online gambling was banned. When the fuck did we get paid off? We know this shit is bad.

[-] nik282000@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 hours ago

Ford.

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 12 points 15 hours ago

Ford: Yes, but what about all these bribes?

[+] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -7 points 11 hours ago

What do Gambling, Social Media, Video Games, and Pornography all have in common?

They aren't the problem, Dopamine is.

[-] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 2 points 3 hours ago

Ah yes, dopamine. The pop science final boss. Neurotransmitters are way more complex than this... Dopamine is responsible for some functions to do with the brains reward systems, but definitely not all, and it has LOTS of other functions in the brain and body.

[-] Laser@feddit.org 8 points 7 hours ago

Alright, just ban dopamine /s

Your comment gives off serious "I am very smart" vibes

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -4 points 7 hours ago

The point is not to ban anything simply because people are, or can become, addicted to it.

[-] Laser@feddit.org 3 points 7 hours ago

Neither alcohol nor tobacco are banned in Canada, and this is asking to put online gambling on the same level.

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -4 points 6 hours ago

Gambling is already regulated in Canada.

[-] Laser@feddit.org 3 points 6 hours ago

Nobody claimed otherwise.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 hours ago

Nah, predatory capitalism is the problem

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 hours ago

Capitalism simply gives people the dopamine they crave in whatever way they choose or are told they want to get it.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

I think you mean commerce and marketing 'give' those things. Capitalism is about preserving financial wealth and dividing access to health and agency in regulating one's dopamine (to use your pet metaphor) according to wealth

[-] nik282000@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 hours ago

Dopamine is not the problem. Corrupt and incompetent government is.

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -5 points 7 hours ago

How exactly is the "Corrupt and incompetent government" responsible for people getting addicted to something?

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

That's an easy one. For example, by allowing the marketing or product to be unduly attractive to children

[-] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

A total lack of regulation and a wold view so far behind reality that they cant even identify problems until years after they occur.

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