What Happens When Gambling is illegal

[jt1]

There is also a 3rd option between the everyday man and the altruist. One can be selectively altruistic. The OP,for example, can forgo gambling, meat and alcohol but use oil, go on vacations and otherwise spend money on himself. I suppose that is better than nothing but leaves oneself a credibility issue. A person like that can just as easily be mean, destructive and otherwise corrupt as the everyday man. For example his self righteousness could lead to anger, which of course, fosters hostile relationships, which in turn, leads to violence and bitterness. He may also be just as greedy as anyone else. Whereas the altruistic hero would have to undergo such a transformation that vices like anger and greed would be virtually impossible for him.

In other words, I think you have to choose one or the other. The middle ground can too easily lead into an angry self delusion and cause a violent backlash against the individual.

[emptyshell]

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.

[ZPinhead]

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

[LadyWrestler]

2 votes for urban legend.

[va1halla]

Bribery, homless people, prostitution, hmm sounds like every city in our great ole U.S of A.

[Stormwolf]

mcdonalds destroy more lives than the entire gambling industry put together

[dustyn]

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mcdonalds destroy more lives than the entire gambling industry put together

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But neither comes close to the graveyard is Philip-Morris.

[Gregg777]

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mcdonalds destroy more lives than the entire gambling industry put together

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But neither comes close to the graveyard is Philip-Morris.

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No chit.