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		vhcr 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Addiction Markets This is not a hypothetical, people already do it like that in my country (Argentina), you send your money to a person that buys tokens using cryptocoins, since these websites don't comply with the local regulation, even kids are addicted to gambling.

amrocha 4 months ago [–]

When your government is as incompetent as you can get while avoiding a revolution people start to gamble.

The rise of gambling in the US does indicate an economic hopelessness that mirrors Argentina, but it’s not quite to the same level yet.

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