gambling is often seen as a harmful habit. my question to you is, in a completely free society, should someone be prevented from providing gambling services for the good of society?
from an individual point of view, it is everyone's choice to gamble or not to gamble. the management of your money is entirely up to you in a physical sense. but that doesn't change the fact that some people are going to go bankrupt, their lives are going to be very difficult with the existence of gambling. if it was up to you to allow gambling, knowing that it is inevitable when enough people are involved in gambling, would you consider it ethical?
do you think that things that can harm a person through their choices should be prevented, or is everyone responsible for their own decisions as long as they are not forced to make them?
Man... seriously, do you drink Coca-Cola?
I'm asking you, and I'm very serious.
If you do, you're ending your life in the long run, and unfortunately, most "popular" foods are. It's not a fallacy; it's a reality that foods with certain ingredients are and will be harmful.
Then, they're saved by the nutrition label they all carry, and most tell you so. But people think; "a little saturated fat won't hurt me..."
Is that ethical?
(I know how harmful betting is, but there are much worse mass 'murderers')