The arguments against casinos are strong and empirical. They will be ignored.
A bad gamble for Texas
"[G]ambling exacerbates existing inequalities, that an enormous amount of the profits of such “gaming” are made upon the ill-placed hopes and bad math skills of the socially and financially disadvantaged, leading to the sort of credit and debt crises that can devastate families."
Oggi, a parte altre cose un po’ discutibili, mi è tornata un po’ la #fissa del #gambling. Come sapete io sono tirchia, quindi ai casinò non ci entrerei nemmeno se un mio ipotetico amico ludopatico mi promettesse giurin giurello che pagherà per me, però ho qualcosa nella mia testa che vuole che io crei una visual novel o qualcosa del genere su questo tipo di cose; sia per lo sfizio di crearlo come #gioco con tutta una storia e cose fighe, sia perché boh penso che molte altre implementazioni digitali di giochi di carte (almeno quelle senza soldi) non mi piacciono tantissimo come UX. 🤕️
Boh, Ren’Py sarebbe la scelta più ovvia a primo impatto, ma non saprei fino a che punto… ho trovato forse qualche risorsa apposta per i giochi di #carte, ma veramente poca roba gratuita e libera, e in ogni caso dovrei comunque implementare la logica per molte cose, oltre che tutto o quasi da zero per giochi non di carte. Solo questo renpy/cardgame da vedere meglio, e qualche video su YouTube, per il resto sto inguaiata. Sarà che era tardi 2 ore fa, ma non sono riuscita al momento a fare molto di più di visualizzare 2 carte a schermo, quindi non so come vorrei arrivare ad una prima milestone di implementare il blackjack. Quasi quasi mi torna la voglia di #programmare per il NES, anche perché i miei disegni non-pixel-art farebbero molto cagare… 💩️
Comunque il tarlo mi è tornato perché ho visto uno #shitpost su un altro canale Telegram che diceva cose totalmente verissime e non portate all’assurdo per far ridere. Ciò mi ha ispirata a creare questo TiktOctt, dove con Luigi gioco e nel frattempo a schermo illustro i falsi miti sul #giocare… mi raccomando, prendete tutto per oro colato!https://octospacc.altervista.org/2024/05/17/azzardo/
More than 2,500 gambling websites that had operated without a license were blocked in Ukraine as of April 27, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, backed in the first reading on April 24 a bill strengthening the state's oversight over the gambling business, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed on April 20 a decree on counteracting the negative effects of online gambling, which proposes to ban it for the military until the end of martial law.
Germany actually has a similar approach with the gambling agency.
It actually tries to set rules that protect gamblers (no loans, no advertising, no parallel games, regulated user accounts) and limits the kinds of games available.
Proceeds from gambling don't have to be non-profit, though. So gambling is still lucrative for casinos with a license. Or the states with their state run lottery.
The Parliamentary Finance Committee supported measures that would impose stricter oversight of the gambling industry in Ukraine, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on April 4.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on April 2 that the government is preparing to tighten control over the online gambling industry "and help protect the interests of the society."
Prosecutor's Office: Over 2,500 gambling websites blocked in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
More than 2,500 gambling websites that had operated without a license were blocked in Ukraine as of April 27, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
Parliament passes bill strengthening gambling oversight in first reading (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, backed in the first reading on April 24 a bill strengthening the state's oversight over the gambling business, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said.
Zelensky signs decree to restrict online gambling (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed on April 20 a decree on counteracting the negative effects of online gambling, which proposes to ban it for the military until the end of martial law.
Trial finds cashless gaming makes little difference to gambling behaviour on pokies (www.abc.net.au)
In short: One of the first cashless gaming trials in NSW found the technology made little difference to the behaviour of gamblers....
Parliamentary committee backs measures strengthening gambling oversight (kyivindependent.com)
The Parliamentary Finance Committee supported measures that would impose stricter oversight of the gambling industry in Ukraine, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on April 4.
Zelensky says government to tighten control over online gambling (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on April 2 that the government is preparing to tighten control over the online gambling industry "and help protect the interests of the society."