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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Are these guidelines by our government enough to lessen the growing addiction
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Sandra_hakeem
on 09/08/2025, 22:58:01 UTC
Our lawmakers are debating whether to promulgate a law banning online gambling, as the present administration is concerned that the more than $700 million in revenues will be lost in taxes.
So, to prevent the government from losing huge revenues, the Central Bank has come out with these measures.
$700 million in revenue is wild... I think the people that need the intervention is

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Do you think these guidelines are enough to mitigate gambling addiction?
I think they did the best of making the list -- especially since your emphasis were on "guidelines" and not official rules /laws made by the government. It looks more like an optional practice for some, but a control function for the others. Personally, I don't think it's going to do much when it comes to mitigating addiction in gambling generally -- this should also prove to us y'all that the government care more about what they stand to gain, than what you stand to lose.