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ve55 on Sept 11, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch

It's interesting the large amount of regulations that are involved with gambling, due to how addictive and potentially harmful it is.

Facebook seems to be one of the few things even more addictive than gambling. What is one of the only things humans value more than money? Attention, love, affection, friendship, relationships...

_ae2r on Sept 11, 2017 [–]

>large amount of regulations that are involved with gambling, due to how addictive and potentially harmful it is.

Regulation in the gambling industry is not there to protect you. It's there to enforce monopoly.

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