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tialaramextoday at 11:51 AM2 repliesview on HN

One thing that does vary is whether "it's not harming me" works out. Booze in particular has massive social consequences, drunk people harm non-drinkers not just themselves. I've never worried that degenerate gamblers leaving a slot machine parlour at 2am will attack me - but outside the bars that's definitely possible which is why they're required to hire security and have police contact


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not-kinsale-joetoday at 1:33 PM

People with big gambling problems do cause massive social consequences. I know of lost family homes and separation that has massive impacts on the kids. Embezzlement occurred at the accounting firm I use due to an accountant's addiction to gambling.

lmztoday at 1:02 PM

Some gamblers will inevitably run out of money and resort to crime.

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