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U.S. details gambling cases involving pro athletes and mafia families

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73 points ilamont | 2 comments | 23 Oct 25 17:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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silexia ◴[23 Oct 25 21:02 UTC] No.45687091[source]▶
Ban all gambling again, it is so destructive to the lives of so many people who get addicted.
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johng ◴[23 Oct 25 22:14 UTC] No.45688038[source]▶
Should we ban anything that could be damaging to people or addictive? Slippery slope.
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bdangubic ◴[23 Oct 25 23:54 UTC] No.45689035[source]▶
why can’t my 12-year old snort cocaine in school tomorrow? that is banned for some reason…
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1. Ylpertnodi ◴[24 Oct 25 02:24 UTC] No.45690066[source]▶
Your 12-year old child *can snort cocaine in school tomorrow, if they want. Precluding availability, and/ or a physical restriction (by others) there is no reason why they can't.

Or, are you talking about 'consequences'?

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2. bdangubic ◴[24 Oct 25 15:55 UTC] No.45695905[source]▶
no, I am talking about laws which make cocaine illegal - didn’t realize I had to point that