• imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    US: promotes no gambling to children by suing Valve and their lootboxes mechanics

    Also US: has an app where anyone can gamble on real life events.

    🤷‍♂️

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      5 hours ago

      Polymarket is (or was, anyway) not operating within the US. These are non US people threatening the journalist.

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        4 hours ago

        It was not for a short period of time, but since 2025 it does.

        My point that it was originated in US and is US based company that operates in US and globally - the same US of A which recently began fighting gambling in games, specifically Valve games.

        Also, just recalled that US has a literal gambling city. Hi-fucking-larious.

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      4 hours ago

      no gambling to children

      “protect the children” is used to justify all sorts of bad laws but there is absolutely no conflict between stopping something for children and allowing adults.

      You: “The US is so stupid, it doesn’t allow marketing cigarettes to children.”