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384 points toomuchtodo | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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shipman05 ◴[01 Nov 25 00:43 UTC] No.45778266[source]▶
It feels like banning advertising for gambling would be a sweet spot between harm reduction and maintaining individual liberty.

Sports gambling ads have ruined sports media. State lottery ads are even worse. The government should not spend money to encourage its own citizens to partake in harmful activities.

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photon_garden ◴[01 Nov 25 06:46 UTC] No.45779694[source]▶
Norway does a great job of this with the government-owned alcohol monopoly. The stores are always just a little bit out of the way, with slightly inconvenient hours. You can still get a beer if you want, but it takes a little bit of doing.
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1. bongodongobob ◴[01 Nov 25 10:53 UTC] No.45780695[source]▶
Why is that good