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If it was just going to a casino and playing a few games I wouldn't mind it. The fact that it has infected sports and video games like the plague is what's really killing it for me. Sports is particularly horrible. You got dudes out there who think just because it's a $5 bet here and a $2 parlay there and they hit for $200 once 3 years ago means they're always on top. Then it takes away from the actual game watching experience. Bro comes in all miserable because they lost out on $100 by 1 pt or some shit, but their team won by 21pts. Just vibe killer. Go away. Then you got Mom involved in it who's irresponsible with her money to begin with. Complaining how her bills are past due, then dropping money on prop bets she never wins. I see this everywhere and it's fucking disgusting.
The people who create this stuff are just preying off poor dumb asses with no brains or impulse control.
Video games(NOT ALL, YOU KNOW THE TYPE) is programming our kids to feed into that from day 1. It used to be illegal and taboo. I'm not talking 50 years ago, I'm talking like 5-10. It was never this out in the open. People operated with integrity when it came to gambling. The addiction side of it was taken seriously. All that was thrown out the window. Now you got zombies sitting in smoke shops gambling away their meager savings then bumming cigs off everybody who passes by. This part of culture really fucking sucks.