How Legalized Online Gambling is Better for Society
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How Legalized Online Gambling Benefits Society
Summary:
Instead of questioning whether gambling is healthy for society, we should focus on the impacts of legalizing or banning it. History shows that people will gamble, regardless of legality.
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Article Body:
The real question isn’t whether gambling should exist but whether banning online gambling improves or worsens the situation.
Banning legalized and regulated online gambling simply shifts control to organized crime, benefiting no one except criminals.
Consider preventing children from watching R-rated movies. Banning films outright would be ineffective. Instead, ensuring strict age verification is key to keeping underage viewers out. Similarly, regulating online casinos is crucial to preventing unauthorized access by minors.
Regulation also helps combat terrorism. If terrorist groups exploit an unregulated gambling industry, proper oversight can trace financial flows and prevent funding of international threats. Bans merely tighten criminals' grip on the market.
The prohibition of online gambling mirrors the unsuccessful war on drugs. Legalizing substances like marijuana has shown that regulation reduces crime and unnecessary incarceration, freeing resources for more impactful societal needs.
Legalization in the U.S. could generate an estimated $1.2 billion in taxes, funding education, law enforcement, and universal healthcare.
Improving society involves creating structured systems rather than imposing restrictions. Human nature gravitates toward forbidden activities, so forbidding something often heightens its appeal.
Addiction risks exist in both regulated and unregulated casinos. However, regulated environments refuse excessive credit and provide information about gambling addiction resources. Illegal casinos, conversely, exploit vulnerabilities without offering support.
Educating people about gambling's risks is crucial. Banning the industry undermines its potential to provide jobs worldwide and fails to deter inherent human behaviors.
It’s time for the government to recognize these realities, learning from past mistakes to foster a more informed and regulated environment.
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