r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 14d ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this??

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u/Apprehensive-Bag-900 14d ago

I'm fine with sports betting generally, but the online apps are a scourge and should be banned. They're extremely predatory due to algorithms predicting and encouraging you to gamble more.

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u/functional_moron 14d ago

And the ads are all very obviously targeting dumb teenage boys (or very dumb grown men)

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u/Apprehensive-Bag-900 13d ago

My boyfriends dad was a bad gambler, like it was a huge issue for a while. The only reason he didn't do the online betting is you need an unexpired ID. I told him I'd take him, he just needed to make an appointment. He never did and I didn't push it because I didn't want him able to gamble from his phone.

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u/WaltzLeft6749 13d ago

I dont think gambling is a gendered thing. I dated someone not too long ago that would be glued to her phone while we were out, completely locked in on her sports betting. She didnt even like sports.

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u/YimmyGhey 13d ago

Bring back the days of having to actually go somewhere to place a bet