[llmthrow102]

I've made solid side income gambling over a number of different games and sports, and I say it should definitely be banned.

It ruins lives, funnels money to terrible people, makes sports worse for everyone, and has no positive impact on society. The benefits of the "freedom" to let manipulation of your lizard brain drain you of your past and future earnings is not worth it.

[dailykoder]

Over the years I did get to know a couple of people that were winning players in poker and sports betting. I was never patient enough for poker, so I just played it for fun every now and then (probably break-even, maybe a bit minus) and just watched the discussions about it interested. As poker got harder, a lot of them switched over to sports betting, which I was never interested in, but I found it amazing how they analyzed the games.

But if you really think about it, yes there might be a tiny portion that wins overall, but they only win because there are a lot of people emotionally invested that ruin their lives. So yes, please ban.

Edit: While yes, it can be fun and I personally can have a lot of fun when I put 50 bucks into a slot machine once or twice a year, no matter the outcome, it doesn't really justify to keep that business alive

[jackcosgrove]

> yes there might be a tiny portion that wins overall

Probably explained by chance.

Gambling "systems" don't work unless there's a flaw in the game.

[Der_Einzige]

Where is the movement to ban those ticket machines from places like Dave and Busters/Chuck-e-Cheese where you exchange coins for tickets which are only redeemable for cancer inducing sugary foods or (at exchange rates which would please your local African warlord) occasionally game consoles?

Because that shit is legal in all 50 states and is worse for society in my opinion. No hysteria against this.

[jackcosgrove]

Chuck E Cheese taught me a lot about the value of company scrip and cutting out middlemen.

[Andrex]

This hot take is just a bad take.

People don't lose their life savings redeeming D&B tickets. You have an uphill battle convincing me the Chuck E Cheese model is worth banning when it's mostly seen as harmless kids' fun.

If this is seriously bothering you, you probably spend way too much time at Dave & Buster's. And I would guess you do not have children.