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383 points toomuchtodo | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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InMice ◴[01 Nov 25 10:57 UTC] No.45780724[source]▶
Interesting, didn't know they do that. USA (mostly) doesn't do any to of that and alcohol consumption and its related social costs are declining.
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1. Workaccount2 ◴[01 Nov 25 14:24 UTC] No.45781871[source]▶
It varies heavily by state. In some places you can buy alcohol anywhere anytime it's open. On the other end there are limited stores that can only sell just beer or just liquor, and their hours are short and days limited. Some local areas are still "dry" and have no place to get alcohol.

It can be a real pain to get alcohol without planning in these places.