What Happens When Gambling is illegal
 

I worked in an offshore internet casino and saw what happens when casinos locate outside the reach of regulators. Internet gambling will be cleaner if it is legalised and regulated in America. However, there will always be a few who have addiction issues. You must ask yourself do I want my fair gambling at the expense of supporting an industry that destroys lives daily.

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Some people get into trouble shopping with credit cards. That doesn't make shops, or credit cards, wrong in principle.

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Yes, I want my fair gambling at the expense of supporting an industry that destroys lives daily.

That was easy.

(Hint - the industry isn't what destroys lives)

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Yes, I want my fair gambling at the expense of supporting an industry that destroys lives daily.

That was easy.

(Hint - the industry isn't what destroys lives)

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Me too. I think I'll have a beer, too, even though spiritous beverages destroy the lives of alcoholics daily.

And then I'll post on an internet forum, even though many suffer from 'net addiction.

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tl;dr

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when the manager “hit the win button”. We allowed him to win so he would keep depositing with us. I took the phone call after he won over $5,000. The peculiar rush in his voice was like nothing I had ever heard before.

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Looks like the "RIGGED!" advocates were right all along. If there's a win button, there's got to be a lose button.

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What kind of money did you make there?

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You must ask yourself do I want my fair gambling at the expense of supporting an industry that destroys lives daily.

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Yes. I feel bad for the degenarates. They are sick but I have to choose between being an altruistic hero or a self-centered everyday man. I have chosen to be the everday man. The altruist is an honorable fellow and should be applauded but his life is too difficult for me. He can't drink, use oil, eat meat, buy nice clothes or accessories, vacation or gamble. The everyday man, on the other hand, can do all those things and still be kind and charitable, though of course no where near to the extent that the altruistic hero can be.

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I think it's pretty clear from the article that Costa Rica is a horrible place. The corrupt internet casinos that operate there are only a symptom of it. They enable Americans to taste a small amount of the misery that exists there.

The issue of gambling addiction is separate and not really elucidated in this article. Obviously, a legal, regulated industry would be better; but it doesn't seem to be an option. The article also does not discuss the moral implications of a game like poker, where most of the addict's money is lost to other players in a fair, competitive game. So, although I think the OP's question is an interesting one to consider, his story really is not a very good starting point.

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I'm pretty sure that this story is a complete fabrication. What 'internet casinos' offer credit to their patrons? Also the descriptions of Costa Rica sound off. Would it surprise anyone who read that story that CR has a 95% literacy rate and a per capita income that is higher than both Mexico and Russia? I say meh that his urban myth story