Then there’s those incredibly annoying instances where you find a post by someone having the exact issue you are, and they reply to their own post with “Found a solution - issue is resolved”, but don’t note what the solution was. Those people are infuriating.

It’s not like stealing, it is stealing.

Like most things in life, in moderation it can be fun. Adding some stakes to an activity can make it more exciting.

It becomes a problem when people don’t have the self-control to self-regulate, and when it’s designed to prey upon those people specifically, or to prey on desperate people who feel like it’s the only chance they have to get ahead, or who don’t have a good understanding of the risks or chances of winning.

Humans as a whole are bad at understanding probability, and our brains are wired such that the happy chemicals we get from winning are more impactful than the unhappy chemicals we get from losing. As such, someone can be losing money overall, but still feel like they’re winning, or at least, still get the rush from winning even though they’re way down overall. That’s dangerous, and gambling companies are designed to specifically target those people and exploit those destructive behaviors. It’s like the experiment with the rat that was given a button to give itself happy drugs, and it just sat there pressing the button constantly. Basically, the regulations are necessary because of capitalism, and because without them, those people would very quickly ruin their lives given the chance while the companies running the operation give zero fucks about it.

Then there’s the fraud. Look at prediction markets. They’re rife with fraud and bet fixing and it’s not only politicians and policymakers doing it. John Oliver had a piece on this recently where he goes into some detail, but there’ve also been articles about journalists getting harassed and threatened because they report on something that would cause a Polymarket loss.

In conclusion, some humans are shitty and we need regulations to keep shitty people from doing shitty things.

That’s crazy talk, there’s no way that would work. Has even one country managed to pull that off?

Especially nice given they included everyone in the deal, not just themselves, which likely would have been an easier sell.

Another article confirmed it was payment processors again. This is why we can’t have nice things.

What many folks do not realize is that the money that ‘comes from’ the federal government actually comes from ordinary citizens who pay taxes to support that government.

You know, she’s absolutely right. In fact, that also applies to congress’ salaries and benefits, so maybe we should cut those, too. After all, we wouldn’t want to take money from ordinary citizens who pay taxes and might not be able to afford to buy a congressperson.

What? It’s just a front-end for Lemmy. It has infinite scroll built-in, which seems to solve what you’re looking for.

You might be interested in https://alexandrite.app/.

Wow, I’m very below average for my age bracket; I feel much better about my weight now! Thanks, Gemini!

I really have no idea, and this would probably be jurisdiction dependent anyway.

They do allow things like food, which it seems would come with more liability anyway, if they can be held liable for kickstarted things.

It sounds like it’s just insertable toys, so it might be a liability thing if they’re afraid people are selling unsafe toys? Who knows. That’s a really weird distinction and definitely one that payment processors don’t make.

Her #1 mistake was telling anyone she’d won.

And middle seat gets both armrests. Aisle gets the legroom and gets to take a piss without stepping over someone. It is the way.

I loved Beakman’s World. It was a more wacky version of Bill Nye.

Look at this guy, drinking raw water like some kind of hipster. I fry my water.

That comparison is an insult to lizard men.

Yep, I’ll take care of everything - just head down to the lot and pick it up. Best to go after hours.

Sure, but, if that person pulls the lever, they’re killing you, so…