Unironically ban all gambling
God, its so disgusting how it looks like the only option is to ban all gambling.
Like, I think people should be allowed to gamble. Poker is fun. Lil bets with your buds are fun.
But the second it’s legal, even only technically, the fucking pigs roll in and algorithmically induce addictions in everyone they can, and squeeze as much money as they can, with the help of lawmakers. I shouldn’t be surprised to find out that the ‘inducements’ thing was made tax-free, but its no less disgusting. Not that ‘just tax it!’ is any kind of real solution, considering that just makes the state hungry to expand gambling.
And just, the fact the Slots are usually one of the most profitable machines, and also like, the least fun? Like, its just mindless capitalist hopium, “maybe a few more leverpulls and I can afford a house?” Bleh.
Does anywhere else have a row of slot machines at every supermarket, gas station and kiosk or is that just a Finnish thing
In Denmark it’s not that common but you’ll find small depressing rooms with slot machines at some head stations or small convenience stores. I’ve never seen it at a supermarket.
lol, here they’re just right there in the open at every supermarket
Edit: Apparently Lidl got rid of all slot machines in their stores last year
Not too many places in the US as far as I’ve seen, but that is everywhere even vaguely near Las Vegas.
Though you can buy those ‘scratch offs’ (I think) everywhere in the US, usually at supermarkets and gas stations.
You can get scratch offs at any Finnish supermarket and kiosk (think 7/11 but wayyyyyyy smaller and with a way smaller selection) :shrug-outta-hecks:
All gambling (with the exception of dubiously legal foreign online gambling) over here is run by a government-owned company
