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383 points toomuchtodo | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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toomuchtodo ◴[31 Oct 25 17:52 UTC] No.45774751[source]▶

Coffeezilla: Exposing the Gambling Epidemic - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45773049 - October 2025

Hasz ◴[31 Oct 25 19:33 UTC] No.45775815[source]▶

Great video. The convergence between traditional stock market finance and casino gambling is going to seriously scar a generation.

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skippyboxedhero ◴[31 Oct 25 20:39 UTC] No.45776447[source]▶

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Who do you think was buying options 30 years ago? Institutional demand, particularly for non-OTC options, was zero. Countries which have legalized gambling tend not to have large options markets.

There is no convergence. They have always been the same thing. The difference is that you can provide a venue where harm is reduced or one where harm is maximised.

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1. mlrtime ◴[01 Nov 25 11:44 UTC] No.45780910{3}[source]▶

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100% agree, ban it all and it goes underground or shifts somewhere else.

See prostitution.

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