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danny_codestoday at 6:37 PM1 replyview on HN

Gambling has a heavy association with criminality. By allowing open gambling we must also accept the externalities.

Or we could, you know, not legalize gambling.


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JohnMakintoday at 8:13 PM

I do not think it is so clear cut as legalize/not legalize. Current legislation often doesn't even consider this gambling - however, even if you took the viewpoint that making it illegal helps, you then have to accept the externalities that arise - crime rings will develop that offer the services, and now their users are criminals and completely vulnerable to any amount of bad/malicious practices there.

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