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Just
Because
Some
People
Have
a
Problem
With
It…
November
27,
2007
It
seems
these
days
that
everyone
is
more
interested
in
protecting
those
that
might,
some
day,
possibly
have
a
potential
problem
with
online
gambling
that
it
would
be
best
to
ban
it
from
everyone.
The
moral
majority
has
spoken
it
would
seem,
and
they
have
decided
that
online
gambling
is
dangerous
and
therefore
no
one
can
participate.
However,
the
only
problem
with
this
kind
of
logic
is
that
it
could
apply
to
anything.
Those
that
have
a
particular
problem
with
online
gambling
are
usually
those
that
have
a
loved
one
who
has
committed
some
sort
of
crime
to
feed
that
online
gambling
addiction,
but
they
are
not
the
norm.
Millions
of
people
can
play
at
online
gambling
without
knocking
over
a
convenience
store
to
fund
it.
Once
people
start
allowing
others
to
tell
them
what
they
shouldn’t
do
because
it
could
be
dangerous
to
them,
we
begin
a
slippery
slope
downward.
You
can’t
participate
in
online
gambling
because
you
could
become
addicted.
You
can’t
buy
chocolate
over
the
counter
anymore
because
you
could
become
addicted
and
thus
get
fat.
You
can’t
ride
your
bike
anymore
because
you
could
fall
and
thus
get
hurt.
You
see
where
this
is
going?
The
American
public
understands
that
having
to
deal
with
someone
with
any
sort
of
addiction
is a
terrible
ordeal
to
go
through.
Whether
it
is
online
gambling,
lottery
tickets,
drugs,
food,
etc.
–
addictions
are
a
tough
road
to
hoe.
However,
according
to
statistics,
only
7.4%
of
those
that
participate
in
online
gambling
show
signs
of
possibly
having
a
problem.
This
does
not
mean
that
it
will
deteriorate
into
knocking
over
liquor
stores
for
cash
to
feed
the
online
gambling
addiction,
it
simply
means
that
they
need
to
watch
themselves.
By
saying
that
those
that
become
addicted
to
online
gambling
will
turn
to a
life
of
crime
to
support
it,
you
are
saying
that
anyone
with
any
sort
of
addiction
will
do
the
same
thing.
On
behalf
of
the
chocolate
lovers
out
there,
I am
pretty
sure
that
your
local
convenience
store
is
safe
from
the
likes
of
me.
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