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Initech

(107,178 posts)
15. No I don't.
Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:27 PM
Nov 2022

But there's got to be a medium. I think the proposition was poorly written and the people it benefitted weren't exactly what I would call "trustworthy". I think we should have legalized gambling, but it needs to be properly vetted and regulated. What I was against was having places control it where you couldn't regulate it or police it properly. Gambling on a cell phone app? Cell phone apps are like international waters - anything goes. There's no rules or regulations, and people can be easily taken advantage of. They can also be easily hacked and your data can be mined and sold without your permission. So if a gambling transaction occurs like 100 times a day, that could spell disaster.

I'd personally love to see MGM and Caesar's build casino resorts in Hollywood Park and Newport Beach. That's my two cents.

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Legal betting Zeitghost Nov 2022 #1
Turning every cell phone into a microtransaction betting device is probably a bad idea. Initech Nov 2022 #2
So you support illegal gambling and the business of bookmakers ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #12
No I don't. Initech Nov 2022 #15
Everyone who voted against these props made the bookies happy. Those apps are in business ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #16
I think I need to do more research on this subject. Initech Nov 2022 #17
There's nothing like supporting bookies and black markets. Better to have no regulations no taxes ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #3
Those who live outside of CA would scarcely believe the flood of advertising Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #4
I haven't seen or heard any Zeitghost Nov 2022 #5
Seeing the ballot was the first time I'd even heard of the measures Sympthsical Nov 2022 #8
It was crazy! And I believe they started the ads in AUGUST! beaglelover Nov 2022 #6
It was probably similar to flood of ads from the sports books after sports gaming was legalized... Ace Rothstein Nov 2022 #7
The apps are partnered with the sports leagues ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #13
Even the teams as well. Ace Rothstein Nov 2022 #14
Seriously! It's like a fresh spring morning without the din of petronius Nov 2022 #9
Red herrings, distractions, bullshit, and balderdash mostly hvn_nbr_2 Nov 2022 #10
LA already has Las Vegas and most people illegally sports bet online that want to do it Johonny Nov 2022 #11
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