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		nerdponx on Sept 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Legalizing sports gambling was a mistake Did people do illegal online sports gambling before it was legal? Did it do as much harm as it does now?

pclmulqdq on Sept 26, 2024 [–]

Yes they did, and I don't know if we have harm data. It certainly provided a lot of funding to criminals. It probably did not cause nearly as much direct harm as we see today.

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