Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Problem Gambling, Gambling, Slot Machine
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Required reading: jonathan wolff, ethics and public policy, 37-60 chapter 2: gambling. They recognized that the internet would change the gambling scene in a very significant fashion. There were tax free online betting services in other countries, where you can bet online in another country technically: how would you describe the view of ga(cid:373)(cid:271)li(cid:374)g e(cid:454)pressed (cid:271)(cid:455) the uk"s ro(cid:455)al co(cid:373)(cid:373)issio(cid:374) o(cid:374) They think that it seems as if people should be able to spend their days gambling and it should be accepted. People think gambling is wrong because of what others think, or because they think you should be spending your time better. Gambling at a (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g age (cid:272)a(cid:374) result i(cid:374) de(cid:448)elopi(cid:374)g terri(cid:271)le ha(cid:271)its (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou"re older, i. e. the perception that you are good at gambling because of a one time win. When there is no harm done to others, the state has no business poking into other people"s.