John Mark OckerbloomThis Defector story on "Why I Got Out Of The Gambling Business" notes that, while ganbling firms have some safeguards for gambling addicts, they generally don't kick in until a bettor is in serious trouble. E.g.: "Customers don't set limits on their accounts until after they have done something bad, if they ever set limits at all."
Among needed reforms is requiring safeguards from the get-go. E.g.: You *have* to set a limit as soon as you open an account: https://defector.com/why-i-got-out-of-the-gambling-business?giftLink=13ad49c3e90eaccf3bb08549957f0853
Why I Got Out Of The Gambling Business | Defector
There are broadly speaking two types of gamblers: valuable and not valuable. All are referred to as customers. The latter group are dilettantes. These people deposit maybe once or twice, usually to take advantage of a first-time deposit promotion, but rarely or never again after that. Maybe they don’t care much for sports, or are turned…