This post was inspired by a thread I saw on the social media platform X which says that
betting companies are not your friend, their apps are designed to keep you broke and addiected". Well that's his opinion but left for me I don't support that statement cause those companies are not illegal, and they don't force customers to patronize them, moreover if they want you broke they won't advise you to gamble responsibly. Also, gambling is a game of luck and if every gambler acknowledge that and avoid being too greedy, then gamble in a responsible way, I don't think they'll go broke or get addicted. What's your opinion, do you support his statement?
This is rather a tricky topic and I believe it mostly depends on the moral values which company has.
All companies, regardless of the market, wants to have as many clients and consumers engaged as possible. Do tobacco companies want people to die? No, they just want money. Do uranium mining companies want countries to have more nuclear weapons? Probably no, they just want to get bigger and have more money.
In the same manner, gambling companies just want to have more money and grow, but they do not have in their control how people manage their own money and whether they are addicted or not, and since they are a business, they do whaever it takes to expand, in the same way a orange juice company invests in advertisement, the casino and betting houses will do the same.
The existence of casinos and betting establishment is a consequence of demand and supply, in the end it is within the choice of each one of us to consume either orange juice, tobacco or entertainment in the form or gambling/betting.