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Sanford, FL (PRWEB) March 08, 2022 -- March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) in the United States, an annual event that increases public
People still gamble. if they gamble illegally, it's more dangerous. but yeah, some people are problem gamblers. >> as adults, it ought to be our choice to spend our money as we want. >> what's the moral to the story, stossel wise? >> we have too many laws. gambling for adults should be illegal and keep an eye on it and let the police focus on crimes where people hurt other people directly. >> regulation, not banning? >> regulation -- you don't -- >> you hate regulations. >> because the consumer -- if government wasn't regulated, it would be underwriters report -- >> would you want to do your s...
Anything at any time and you can't control. you say the adults. if you had legalized internet gambling, you know kids would be on that. how are they -- they are not going to know who is gambling. i will give you the last word on it it. >> the kids who gamble turn out to be less likely to be problem gamblers. they learn about odds. they learn about math. and, look, you talk about the states what they're doing. those lotteries they run are the worst sleaziest, most disgusting came. game. the odds are terrible. don't work. you can make millions in the lottery. >> again, the money goes to good thi...
It's one of the biggest gimmicks in america today and aside from the revenue piece and how it's socially unjust, this is a business that makes millions of americans expendable. they make between 40 and 60% of slot machines come from people who are problem gamblers. they make people expendable. this is about making people -- making them useless to the public good. >> it creates a proverse incentive because the government now is in the business of -- is in business with the enterprise because they are now counting on those taxpayer dollars which you become a marketing arm for the industry becaus...
It's one of the biggest gimmicks in america today and aside from the revenue piece and how it's socially unjust, this is a business that makes millions of americans expendable. they make between 40 and 60% of slot machines come from people who are problem gamblers. they make people expendable. this is about making people -- making them useless to the public good. >> it creates a proverse incentive because the government now is in the business of -- is in business with the enterprise because they are now counting on those taxpayer dollars which you become a marketing arm for the industry becaus...