legal sports betting is terrible for a lot of people. used to be you had to go to vegas to do it, now its on fucking apps

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you some kind of a narc?

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there used to be a common understanding that this forum was mainly for matters of theory and discourse

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it's a subtle distinction between one group and the other, but it exists

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- online sports betting

- potent marijuana

- online pornography

- lottery

- cryptocurrency

If you begin with de jure american law and expressed american morality, and dig even an inch, none of these things existing makes sense. Most should be, or already are, illegal. All of them conflict directly with our stated principles of conduct, etc. But they all exist widely and out in the open.

You might think its some reservoir of libertarianism, or that cops cannot arrest *everybody*, etc, but again if you dig down even an inch you realize these things would be extremely easy to curtail and even stop entirely.

You start to realize not only are these permitted, but they are expressly created and cultivated.

What conclusion you arrive at next is up to you, i guess.

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they just have to be stopped by state power

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we criminalize and prosecute and incarcerate tens of millions of people for "pursuing exploitative ways to make money". We clearly have the capacity and will to do so.

We loophole pornographers, gambling apps, weed vape sellers, and a few other classes of people... wonder why

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this isn't a mystery at all. the world is not actually that complicated

there is no grand conspiracy going on here. these degenerate, exploitative industries booming is exactly what you would expect to happen given how our society and government works. and in fact, many many people predicted things to play out exactly this way, well ahead of time

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I personally agree that online poker should be allowed (but regulated) while sports betting should be banned. It's cringe that it was ever banned in the first place

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Boston is being turned into Biff’s vision of the future

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building it was a jobs boost but now the guys who used to work on it and some who work there are giving all their earnings to the casino

as if the MA lottery wasn’t bad enough

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but it surprises me no one is even attempting to fill the niche the entire damn city was based on until a few years ago...

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Here's how it affects gambling:

Limited Deduction for Losses: The bill limits the amount gamblers can deduct for their losses against their winnings to 90%. Previously, gamblers could deduct 100% of their losses, provided the losses didn't exceed their winnings.

Taxable Income Even When Breaking Even: This change means that even if a gambler breaks even on wins and losses, they will still owe taxes on 10% of their winnings. For example, if someone wins $100,000 and loses $100,000, they would still owe taxes on $10,000.

Impact on Professional Gamblers: This provision has raised concerns among professional gamblers, who often operate on small margins and could face significantly higher tax burdens and potentially even owe more in taxes than they actually earn.

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Should traditional gambling earnings be taxed? I could see it wrt game shows and radio lotteries but I don't see the argument for casino winnings

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