cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/ca@feddit.online/p/1962539/emergency-room-visits-for-gambling-disorders-nearly-doubled-after-expanded-online-gambl
Emergency department (ED) visits for gambling disorders doubled following the legalization of single-event sports betting and expansion of Ontario’s online gambling market, according to a new study from ICES. The increase was observed predominantly among young men.
and the advertising for this crap is everywhere and most worrying it’s pretty much the ONLY advertising in Toronto’s financial district. Walk the Path there between the big bank buildings and every ad is for gambling sites. those are the LAST people I want becoming gambling addicts.
Shitty reality is that gambling facilitates most professional sports. It’s most obvious in blood sports like boxing, and later UFC.
The whole point is to keep the odds close to 50:50 so that rich fucks can feel something again.
There was a movie about it called Rat Race. Hilarious comedy with a lot of famous actors.
Lovitz