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hgoelyesterday at 7:37 PM1 replyview on HN

I guess you also think we need to stop policing drunk driving? Because the reasons for regulating gambling are similar.


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fasterikyesterday at 7:49 PM

That's quite a straw man. Drunk driving is and should be illegal because it puts the lives of others at risk. Alcohol is legal because it only puts the health of the drinker at risk. Generally in a free society we accept that adults should be free to make decisions that harm only themselves.

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