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Bombarding gamblers with offers greatly increases betting and gambling harm

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2026/march/bombarding-gamblers-with-offers-greatly-increases-betting-and-gambling-harm.html

March: Bombarding gamblers with offers greatly increases betting and gambling harm | News and features | University of Bristol

Mar 19 at 10:59pmWeb
Show threadxenadu02Mar 19

Super shocking (sarcasm).

Gamblers are the whales of that industry. The industry is well aware of that and well aware of how much harm they can cause. But their paychecks depend on not knowing so they choose not to.

Same as pay-to-win freemium games. Find the whales and milk them for all you can. For every high-spender who can afford it they know full well the other 99 cannot. They know they are ruining some people's lives. They know they use dirty psychological manipulation tactics. Their paychecks depend on not knowing so they choose not to.

Show threadrimbo789Mar 19
The legalization and expansion of gambling was a massive mistake and should be undone as soon as possible.
Show threadrecursivedoubtsMar 19

Crazy how we (the US) just decided as a society that gambling was not only not illegal anymore but that it was perfectly reasonable to integrate it deeply into every sporting event possible in a span of about five years.

We didn't decide that, btw.

Show threadludstonMar 19

I mean if it didn't make the gambling organizations more money they wouldn't do it. Gambling industry has always been about how much wealth it can extract from the punters without being regulated for it.

Hopefully this research ends up being used to justify more gambling regulations, but governments are addicted to the gambling lobby donations so who knows what will happen.

Show threadkelseyfrogMar 19

If it's so bad for gamblers, why don't they stop?

If gambling orgs do something that you know causes harm, why isn't the a legal sense of responsibility?