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The problem with sports gambling is not that it gives antisocial losers an excuse to harass athletes, but that it constantly creates new antisocial losers. defector.com/theres-alway...

defector.comThere's Always More Angry Problem Gamblers Where Those Came From | DefectorThis week, five sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLS) and their associated players’ unions sent letters to gambling regulators in 35 states requesting that something be done to curtail the…

19/9/26, 6:03 pm11 reposts66 likes

kevinzoidberg.bsky.social

@kevinzoidberg.bsky.social

19 Sept

gambling addiction kills you faster than alcoholism, heroin addiction or any other addiction.

Noobsbt

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19 Sept

Don’t worry, LeBron will fix it from the inside.

bjkeefe

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19 Sept

Further reading: bsky.app/profile/bjke...

bjkeefe@bjkeefe.bsky.social

"To make a healthy profit, these industries need a sick society." I'm not at all happy contemplating how widely that line applies, but for the moment, let's just consider Draft Kings and problem gambling. This Paul Campos post refers to a NYT article. Gift link to the latter in comments.

lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comAI helps DraftKings identify problem gamblers - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyIsn’t that great? DraftKings makes money when gamblers lose money. And the model sought to identify those it could get to lose the most. It scored each customer based on their habits: The higher the s...