The Toxic Normalization of Online Gambling

We're creating a generation of new gambling addicts...
In this video, we're dissecting the rise of sports betting apps, gambling shows on Twitch and ESPN, casino streams by celebrities like Drake, and how we're creating widespread gambling addictions from this trend. You've probably seen the ads for Stake or FanDuel, or seen clips of people winning or losing money across social media. This is a video essay that is exploring the toxic normalization of gambling in our culture, and its effects on our financial and mental wellbeing.
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0:00 Teaser
0:28 Introduction
1:23 Why is this a problem?
2:40 Twitch Streams & Profiting Off Of Audience Addictions
8:02 Twitch Gambling Update
8:20 Shady Politics & Sports Betting
14:03 The Human Cost
17:47 A Culture Primed for Gambling
20:16 Final Thoughts

[@FIDEL_CASHFLOW_]

Online sports betting ruined my fiance's best friend's family. Their dad died about 5 years ago and left them with half a million dollars. Her brother, who is a doctor and his extremely intelligent, gambled away the entire fortune with online sports betting. Lost half million in just under 3 years. It was awful, when they found out what he had done, they were beyond enraged. He took his wife and two kids and moved across the country, presumably out of a sense of shame and they don't talk to that part of the family anymore.

[@Handlebrake2]

He ruined his own life.

[@gabelincoln3608]

Stop blaming gambling when I was really the Negro who did it the whole life. It’s it’s your families for not some online bedding dumb Nager

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

@@Handlebrake2 addiction is a disease. Dont shame someone for being manipulated. These gambling sites spend the largest chunk of their money figuring out how to best get inside and stay inside your brain

[@michaezell4607]

Ever notice how they market these sports betting apps to black people specifically? In ALL of the major ads for such apps it's always a black person narrating the advertisment and clearly is trying to entice african americans to gamble with money that the majority of them DON'T have so that when they eventually lose they end up having to resort to sometimes violent crime in order to pay off their gambling debts. It's alin to all those big pharma ads for HIV drugs that stereotype african americans as being the predominate source of HIV infections.

[@defusegod]

Skill issue

[@lasershow2626]

This video has a criminally low number of views for how well done and thorough it is. Fantastic work.

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

Wow thank you so much, I really appreciate that ❤️

[@Handlebrake2]

Lol, criminally?

[@D.von.N]

I gave it a like, which I don't often do.

[@NUFCOfficial]

Because the intro is the least engaging thing ever... she doesn't really make a real point and is wish washy as hell so I can see why a lot of people might have clicked off

[@bestbotreview]

Because her videos are anti capitalist she’s probably shadow banned lol

[@jasonquigley2633]

Gambling is a cancer on society. More people need to be aware of this. There are good reasons we banned them in the first place. Now, not only have we brought back the neighborhood casino and bookie, we've put them in teenager's pockets. That the government is complicit and taxing it doesn't make it better. We shouldn't be paying for public services off of the suffering of gambling addicts, and that's assuming that gambling is a net contributor of taxes, as you pointed out, it probably doesn't.

[@keithkelso9872]

Bible warns us of this

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

@@keithkelso9872 Bible also warns us against wearing mixed fabrics and shrimp.

[@venway5465]

@@TheModdedwarfare3 not in the New Testament.

[@pepsicherry6389]

Wring. Biggest socuary cancer is Religion.

[@Anirossa]

The lottery was invented when people refused to pay taxes. Remembering that helps me remember that gambling is a self-inflicted tax.

[@mojopin127]

I wanted to add that its been proven these influencers are given house money to play with. That's why they are willing to lose big on camera cuz someone on the company side refills their pot.

[@pablouribe1522]

Gambling is by far the most dangerous addiction rightnow, it does not have the stigma of alcohol, drugs or smoking, is easily accesible to all the population and gets prime time publicity in games (From someone who sees it constantly in NBA games). But as long as the richest people profits from it, it will continue be the demise of all the rest of people. Great video and it should have 100x the views it has. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@JimmySentence]

Completely ridiculous gambling is most dangerous? You've clearly never been addicted before or have any idea what you're talking about. Drugs can actually kill you with no external factors besides volume. Gambling....cannot! Lmao

[@BigJohnA1]

​@@JimmySentencebeen addicted to Xanax, valium, cocaine, mdma , weed almost any substance about , could never be addicted to loosing money lol I understand the rush of tryina chase that big win or chasing loses but by the time your a few 100 down cut your losses , anything you can't afford is just stupid get a hobby throw your phone away , gambling could never compare to real addiction it's more of a compulsion/ stupidity, drugs physically and mentally take over your soul , I don't see how loosing money can be a good feeling especially when your already feeling shit , some of us just wired different lol

[@nocoture]

​@@JimmySentence gambling makes you broke, makes people distance from you, makes you kill yourself in the end, ruins family's so mate get a grip

[@b-lavish6154]

Bet u 5 bucks it’s not

[@Endrin]

all in that its not

[@PupCake1025]

One of the scariest things about gambling financially is that it’s the only addiction with no upper limit. You can only physically put so much money into alcohol or porn or heroin or shopping, but gambling allows you to lose a million dollars in a fraction of a second.

[@perma_bann]

Im 18 and have been gambling with crypto since 13 years old. Ive lost over 40k and my dopamine tolerance is completely destroyed. Its actually disgusting how this industry profits on getting kids addicted.

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

ugh that's awful, I'm so sorry to hear that :( it's especially awful to see kids being targeted

[@EspritsFantomes]

Where did you find 40k as a teenager? I’m just really curious

[@goldensloth7]

@@EspritsFantomes yeah thats 8k a year, damn

[@niallmcardle7]

​@@EspritsFantomeshodl

[@devinreed5725]

Cap

[@blob3106]

As someone who was sucked into gambling by watching my favorite streamer XQC playing stake, it has ruined my mental health even though I haven’t lost a ton of money. Also I’m 16 years old and they allowed me to deposit money no problem and just start gambling. This pandemic needs to stop because young kids can’t really help themselves especially in our fast pace instant dopamine ridden world. Great video!

[@michaezell4607]

Her videos have really opened me up to just how tech companies..especially social media platforms use the dopamine high formula to attract users and all in the name of profits for big tech companies.

[@crass340]

Glad to know you realized how damaging it was in a relatively short time. Unfortunately people like XQC are pretty much sociopaths that will do anything for money, power and relevance. Just because they aren't running a country or a company doesn't make their behaviour less reprehensible. I would never blame an 16 year old for liking and trusting him though, it is entirely his responsibility the content he creates and the partnerships he makes with companies. I would recommend you to look for some CBT professional if you really feel like your mental heath is ruined, I assure you there are ways to get better!

[@ohgin12345]

Actually online gaming is a great way of teaching you money management. But if you are those that have poor sensitivity when it comes to money, then of coz gambling is not for you. But then there is a very high probability you will lose all of your monies anyway

[@Nikki_the_G]

​@@ohgin12345 Stop lying

[@CamJames]

@@ohgin12345 this is disgusting.

[@diaryofdreamer]

It's scary that the exact same playbook is being followed in South Africa. I have been sucked in, got myself out and got sucked back in. Their ads are everywhere, all the time, it's hard to stop. Thank you so much for making this video - it feels like no one is noticing or talking about this.

[@kaitlins2934]

In Australia not only do we have online gambling, there are slot machines in literally every pub, it is insanely normalised. Basically every time I go out with my family we will end up going to the ‘pokies’ and the rooms are always packed with people. It’s a massive issue but our politicians love the revenue so they have no incentive to make any changes.

[@Satoshiisnaruto]

You are so smart with so much common sense and an open mind. I still struggle with gambling. I’m just happy I’m not still on drugs

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

congrats on being drug free! that's awesome and something to be really proud of. wishing you the best of luck as you work through your struggle with gambling.

[@travisjohnson6490]

You are clearly so intelligent. Thank you for taking the time to speak about this in depth. Gambling addiction has robbed me of happiness. I hope more is done to combat this so less people go through the suffering that me and my family have gone through. I’ve lost 150k btw

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

I'm so sorry for the struggles you've faced with gambling addiction, and wishing you & your family the best

[@shanem4545]

In South Africa, it is highly unregulated, and anything has gambling attached. No one seems to be calling it out while millions lose their homes, jobs, families over this addiction. You can drive by the betting places in the morning and there'll be tons of people there 8am waiting to lose money on anything they can. In an already impoverished nation, it worsens this. While in Australia I remember they had to step in to regulate 'pokies' cause typcially the elderly would sit there all day and feed money into the machine and lose everything. It's very dangerous and imo is just as bad or worse than alcohol or drug addiction. The only difference is because the addiction isn't visible or has outward signs (like the smell of alcohol, red eyes of weed or general changes in behaviour) it can go unnoticed, and people act like it's normal. PS. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@ohgin12345]

And there are many who benefits as well.

[@ArtandStuff13]

@@ohgin12345 You are right, but the majority of people lose.

[@ohgin12345]

@@ArtandStuff13 well. Majority of the world are losers right?

[@LindaSaysThings]

I had no clue in the change of legislature that makes so much sense why we're seeing more prevalence of gambling ads now. Really great video!

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thank you!! and yeah, it's so interesting how that change led to the rise in these gambling ads!

[@RobbieStacks90]

I was apprised of it seven years ago when I was in law school. One of my professors was fighting ardently to legalize sports betting in New Jersey. It wasn't a big deal to me because I'd been doing it for years on BetOnline, but before it was legalized throughout the United States, you had to either go to Nevada to bet on sports or trust offshore books like BetOnline and Bovada to pay you your winnings in a timely fashion.

[@michaezell4607]

@@thefinancialfreedomgirl I agree and it's just as bad as the direct marketing to consumer big pharma advertising. Would you perhaps be interested in producing a video covering the history of this scourge on American society? As I understand it only the USA and New Zealand permit direct to consumer advertising for big pharma's prescription drug racket while the rest of the world does not.

[@nickblake6455]

It’s fascinating to me how sports betting produces so many of the same results for so many people, including myself. Start out winning a few big bets, everything is great, you bet more with higher amounts….and eventually….the losses start to pile on and it spirals from there. It does not matter how much you know about sports or handicap games of any sport to the best of your ability, you will still eventually lose and lose hard.

[@wesley939]

Really? I thought people could beat it if they had no job.

[@elusivejugmaster43]

Don’t gamble over your head and have some self control. If it’s to addictive for you stay away, otherwise become another statistic. I agree on the ban on advertising, but just because a percentage of people becomes addicted doesn’t mean everyone should be affected.

[@MattyP650]

I put in $200 my first time and ran it up to over 29k at one point. Lost it all.

[@ohgin12345]

And whose fault is this? Yours? Or are you going to blame the sports company for your inability to control yourself?

[@jonasharp3]

@@ohgin12345 they literally didn’t blame anyone you weirdo

[@jessical9512]

I’ve been making my way through your videos and they are so beautifully articulated. Kudos.

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thank you so much, i really appreciate it :)

[@YourAverageReviews]

I love it when slot machines say "do you want to buy free spins for $X$? They're not exactly free if I'm paying for them, are they?

[@adamrichard6724]

This is who young people should be learning from and following on social media. This video will age well over the next ten years

[@Kingofthenet2]

Agreed 🙏🏾

[@mdlm77]

I absolutely love this video and how much time you put into not only your research but also how you presented it all and provided thoughtful input on all of it. Definitely an underrated video and a topic that needs more awareness!

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! :)

[@manginhan8181]

Great video, public awareness of the destruction gambling can lead to. Educating the population about the despair people go through with this addiction. Control is an illusion, we are chaotic in nature. Some people have discipline, most don’t. Don’t waste your time, thoughts become action thus becoming reality. You will lose more than money. -Son of a gambler.

[@basbas63]

Love the video, the world needs more of this. To go one step deeper: Gambling can be disastrous for businesses too. If those controlling the business or own and control the business get caught in a gambling addiction and use business funds to do so, it can lead to them piling debt upon debt until all crumbles apart. Have, in my current profession as an underwriter for business credit/loans, seen old family businesses go down the drain because of it. Or, highly skilled sole proprietors up to their armpits in debt which was used to gamble with. These are just two examples, what they all share is that they were desperate to get another loan to get by or maybe gamble even more. They would just apply in the hopes of getting another loan even though they knew it was most likely not going to happen. If you can stay away from gambling please do so people, if you are reading this and you are gambling, please, please, do what you can to stop even if things are going fine now.

[@sparkymularkey6970]

I went to a casino ONCE and lost, like, 50 bucks in just as many seconds. I'm so glad my brain immediately thought, "Dude, gambling f***ing SUCKS." 😂 I left and never went back. I imagine it might have been very different if I had actually won something. Now, I know it would be better and more satisfying in the long run to just take that 50 bucks and put it in my retirement investment account instead.

[@smily1717]

I struggled with what was probably a gambling addiction with gacha games in 2018 and earlier. I lost a lot of money (for me at least; I've been unemployed this whole time so I didn't have a lot to spend in the first place). This video speaks to me a lot... Its crazy seeing how normalized these behaviors are becoming as I struggle to not get back into them....

[@inter_1097]

Sports betting was pretty taboo outside of Nevada until maybe 5 years ago. The sports leagues wanted nothing to do with it. Now it's all the rage now they get their piece of the pie.

[@daveistall4051]

This is an insanely good video. Huge props for the dedication. Keep up the great work.

[@victor115100]

I’m 26, I’ve added more debt by gambling, wish I never started honestly.

[@T1cTacToe1]

same bro

[@patrickbliss1347]

This is my new favourite channel, your content is excellent. Keep it up!

[@RSans4210]

I don't gamble (M 29) but almost all my friends do. Friends that scale from having nothing to being married with multiple kids. I think most people know gambling is addictive but the deeper psychology and affects from it are fascinating and scary

[@fieldtech_meets_animols]

Haven't even had the chance to watch this yet and already agree 1000% on the title.

[@anacarolinagoulart22]

What a well done video. Thank you Cara.

[@vagifrzayev280]

Great video Cara! 🙌🏻

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

Thank you so much!

[@CatsMeowPaw]

The simple truth is that most players will lose most of the time. You're always playing against the odds. But everyone thinks they'll be that special one. The person who can beat the system through their intelligence and superior play. But they won't. The entire gambling industry's advertising is centered around making everyone believe they are the Hero, and will get rich quick while having fun.

[@ohgin12345]

And explain how some managed to even make this a career?

[@CatsMeowPaw]

@@ohgin12345 Sure. Survivorship bias. You'll see the handful that succeeded, but you'll never hear from the thousands that tried.

[@ohgin12345]

@@CatsMeowPaw actually, it's the other way round. Most ppl say that you will lose money but there are very few who will admit they can win consistently. I am actually one of them. Not enough to win as a living but still winning

[@rishishard4742]

​@ohgin12345 if every could win consistently sports betting wouldn't be an industry

[@ohgin12345]

@@rishishard4742 and the point is not everyone can do that. Such as simpletons like you

[@eyewristchin]

Thank you for this video, super informative and well described. I only recently found you and your explanations are so insightful! Please don’t stop!!

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

Thank you so much!

[@dustyramsey34]

This was the first video I’ve seen from your channel and I have to say, outstanding work!

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thank you so much and glad you're here! :)

[@exMuteKid]

underrated channel. i bet it will have 100k subs in ~10months. I've witnessed several smaller channels like yours blow up massively , one of those being illuminaughti for example

[@whitecheddar4458]

Great video and great topic. This situation reminds me of the opiate epidemic. All is good at first everyone’s having fun etc etc….just give it time: this is a ticking time bomb

[@frankiealbertgainard5303]

Gambling has destroyed a lot of another of life's 😢

[@johnabbott5950]

Keep at it, some really thoughtful content :)

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thank you so much!

[@RobbieStacks90]

As someone who has gambled on sports consistently over the past fifteen years and consistently wins by generally fading the public because I realized long ago that Vegas is always going to profit off of most outcomes, and, if conventional wisdom held, everybody would just bet on the obvious, I decided to stop gambling recently. The issue with me is that when I win, I don't really appreciate my winnings. I treat the winnings like Monopoly money, and that's when I realize that the adrenaline rush that I get from following my wagers is what actually drives me. Even if I win $10k on a wager, it's just business at usual, and I'm back on FanDuel a few days later betting on the Celtics. If you've gambled long enough, you'll realize that the way most games are officiated aligns too closely with the spread and the betting action to be coincidental.

[@michaezell4607]

Sports is nothing but rigged. especially so that advertisers make a huge profit off of it.

[@crass340]

"the way most games are officiated aligns too closely with the spread and the betting action to be coincidental" could you elaborate a bit more on this please?

[@TheWeekendYogurt]

Thank you so much for your contribution to society Kara!

[@TheWeekendYogurt]

Ohhh so it’s Cara haha now I know how to spell :)

[@silverfawn9533]

It concerned me years ago when I was playing a game on my phone and an ad for a gambling game popped up. I had just turned 18 Since then the amount of ads that have popped up on my phone while playing games or watching KZbin about gambling is astounding. I have no idea if these ads pop up for young kids too but it’s definitely something to be concerned about. Thank goodness the only gambling I have participated in was whoever’s team loses has to buy the next drink and using claw machines 😅

[@michaezell4607]

Google gets RICH off of forcing users to sit through upwards of 6 ads or more just to watch a video and then offers users a fee for the privilege of ad free content. It's akin to those "skip the line passes at amusement parks in which the park proceeds to reduce capacity on the attraction (typically a rollercoaster) by operating only one train thus making the percieved queue time longer and thus making the sale of more of these "skip the line passes" seem more like a better deal to the consumer.

[@jacobteets27]

I can definitely say i appreciate your point of view on this

[@eberlazting]

I work for an online casino and sportsbook in the US, I was actually very invested into gambling before I worked there but once I saw the Win/Loss statements from our customers I quitted altogether. You. will. never. make it. The only profits I saw were from Fantasy contests and lottery winners which were very scarce and taxes take a bunch of your rewards

[@verycherryberry3752]

really really good video, deserves more views

[@easyy376]

Great essay! I agree that gambling can be considered something that is not a choice.

[@allenmontrasio8962]

My grandfather used to call gambling a tax on stupidity.

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

Addiction is a disease, not a personal flaw. Gambling companies spend billions of dollars figuring out how to get you hooked.

[@ohgin12345]

Some "gamblers" win consistently. So are they stupid as well?

[@slimecorn]

Yes, stop Defending degeneracy in the comments

[@Bendaak]

@@ohgin12345 It’s not possible to win consistently unless you’re a successful card counter. The casino or bookmakers always have the house edge.

[@ohgin12345]

@@Bendaak oh really. That's because you just do not have the intelligent level and patience level that I have

[@DUSPK]

Very well researched and produced. Great video

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thank you!

[@AkweliParker]

"It's abusive and exploitative" True, and unfortunately, many people want to be abused (or have an addiction and can't help it). Side note, I let ads play on your videos, because I appreciate you not cramming trash sponsors down our throats 😂 Keep up the great content!

[@michaezell4607]

This is what I can't stand about video media online as so many people have chosen to effectively live in their parent's basement using such platforms as youtube to finance their existence instead of going out and getting real jobs that require effort on their part to actually earn an income.

[@EmeraldAshesAudio]

Just as a note, 1 view = about a fifth of a penny, revenue-wise. So if you do decide to give a $5 donation to a creator? You're paying for a hell of a lot of skipped ads.

[@rodrigorodriguez509]

I have a whole research file in my desk at work about gambling in public policy, thank you for your contributions as well as the genuine privilege of looking at you

[@will6258]

Underrated video and great topic. Thanks

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thank you!

[@TREK5900cheats]

Just found your channel, love your content

[@ajyee4754]

I really enjoyed your video, a thought I had was that gambling exists in our society regardless of its legality, and that by legalizing gambling we are offered the chance to fund services that wouldn’t otherwise exist. I personally would really like to see the gambling market go in the direction of taxation, regulation, and audits.

[@bwolff7364]

Very compelling video, thank you 🙏🏽

[@zerrez9791]

Nice video Cara.

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

Thank you!

[@bender9222222222]

I love the beginning when you liken personal finances to gambling. It's almost all circumstantial and is highly contingent on your bankroll at birth. Very good comparison! Kind of saying the quiet part out loud and taking a shot at your own content though?

[@MorreP]

Im 18 years old and I’ve gambled for 1 year, i got stuck from winning just 50 dollars first time trying. Im from scandinavia where you g people play online for fun. Now ive lost around 10 thousand dollars. Bizarre i cant stop. Its not debt its money from birthdays and my job.

[@ArtandStuff13]

I’m sorry this has happened to you. Stay strong 🙏 and try to pull yourself away

[@br1c3led]

Great content. I could listen to you for hours...😅

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

haha thank you!!

[@user-ls6ql2ne2s]

Great video! I wonder why doesn't it get more attention

[@zeoreia9431]

What a good video, so lucky for finding this channel

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

so glad you're here!

[@StormShadow1500]

Amazing video Cara!

[@thetrapboy]

Sports Betting has completely ruined Football for me. Cant even hold a regular conversation about Sundays games anymore. Its all about how much you hit for or how much you lost. Its annoying.

[@shannonmoynihan8957]

Excellent work. Keep on posting!

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thanks so much!

[@borix5007]

The idea that some people will take out loans to place bets in a casino is upsetting. Gambling is fun if you're responsible, but casinos do it make it difficult to gamble responsibly

[@michaezell4607]

That's the whole idea. The casino IS a business after all.

[@SmooveJimmyApollo]

@@michaezell4607 A casino can easily turn profits from people losing while also not losing their entire life savings or not taking out loans to lose that money.

[@meshivamsharma]

This is Sooper well made Video ❤

[@Benjamin_Bratten]

If I became generalissimo tomorrow I'd get rid of this. You should see the EXPLOSION that has taken place here in Canada with online gambling. EVERY AD I SEE IS ONLINE GAMBLING AND SPORTS GAMBLING! We got Wayne Gretzky and other sports icons that kids look up to shilling this stuff on tv. One thing that's really telling is a lot of online ads that used to be for porn and MILFs in your area are now online gambling ads... I'm someone who's really wary about alcohol, and I think it's a lot more dangerous than people realize but even I can go out with friends and have a couple beers, and I don't think it's a problem for everyone. I see no value whatsoever in gambling.

[@lazywallstreetnews7234]

🤣 when you said boomer in a young person's body and then described what Twitch was made me feel the same because although I'm a Millennial I have never been on Twitch 😭. I'd heard of it but never got curious to go look tbh. I have never been interested in video games, fantasy stuff (e.g. Harry Potter, The Hobbit, etc.), superhero movies or really anything like that so I never felt too connected to my generation. I was always a lot more into poker, sports gambling, music and finance. I even work on Wall Street. But as a result, most of my friends are older and so we just never really cared to learn about this stuff and I didn't even have a smartphone until I was 25 nor regular internet access until I was 26 so it was something that just really passed me by. I'm in my early 30's now and feel 'caught up' technologically speaking, but somehow always fall out of the loop of 'the next thing'... I always find out at work from some young intern or a friend's kids or something 🤣

[@Uri6060]

I think the best part of the story of the lady was that it shows that it doesn't just get those at their lowest, but even those we consider successful.

[@Uri6060]

In a weird sorta way, I'm happy I was a gambler when I was 12 and not now. That way I sorta only had access to like skin casinos, since most actual online casinos required I'd of some sort, I woulda had more to lose, and it wasn't the same sort of gambling as we have now. Where my fave thing was jackpot, and I was only ever able to participate with my few measly bucks since I would snipe low pots but in actual casinos unless they have max amounts u likely can't do that.

[@Houston16]

Great video, exposing the dark side of “ excitement “

[@karlmonet]

I have to watch thousands of vids and see everything new. You are what we call here a "Sharp cookie". Well thought out, articulated and produced. I subscribed. I can tell that you have thoroughly researched what you are talking about and a step up to the next tier of production would make this channel exploding a possibility (so many are and don't hit-many that you wouldn't thing would actually do) The KZbin channel game is bizarre.

[@inversebrah]

thank you for sharing 🙏

[@simonArmenia1]

Great vid, thank you.

[@mustafarlion3404]

Amazing video!

[@Jakepearl13]

We’re really just straight up normalizing gambling with no regulation,thanks America.

[@alphamail8974]

FREEDOM You can't take away my freedom to throw away my money if I want!!! Murica, land of the fee, home of the slave 😎

[@RetroPokemonDepot]

Incredible video!

[@filippoduretto2689]

amazing video, thank you

[@xana5649]

What a beautiful skin you have. Worst thing a gambler can do is to chase losses. I lost 20k but I'm free of that horrible addiction.

[@victoriabonner535]

Just commenting to try and get this in other peoples recommendations

[@JhinPortolan]

im italian and i got a roommate that is huge into sports betting. he legitimately lost 25% of his scolarship (which is about 2k afaik) to gambling. when i tell him its really concerning he hits me with the "i can stop whenever i want". my roommate isnt stupid, hes into med school, and yet hes an addict at the age of 22

[@jacobprice3079]

Great video

[@klein2252]

This makes me think about that fentanyl dealer selling pills that kill you. "You gotta make your choices, and I gotta eat."

[@davidzolcer4848]

Gosh! This whole channel and this video especially is a breath of fresh air. I have been seeing how online gambling and especially betting in Europe and fantasy league BS are destroying lives. Finally someone pubicly said that the emperor is naked! Thank You

[@Shrimp2.0]

Criminally underrated channel. Great work!

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

thank you so much!

[@Juli-sh7qu]

I love that i found you channel

[@Blueguitar007]

I worked briefly as a cage cashier at a casino. It was so depressing, the people kept coming back to buy more chips. They were like rats pulling a lever for dopamine.

[@Coltsfan88]

Gamble Responsibly people, please. That's not to be insensitive to gambling addicts but, just a friendly reminder to everyone who indulges.

[@patrickroup8066]

It’s actually insane how out of control this is getting

[@veteranpokerpro]

Fire video and very accurate

[@Bendaak]

I thought I was immune but after 1 month of online gambling I feel like there is an invisible hook pulling me towards it almost every second of every day. I am up over $300 but that’s me, I am going to stop cold turkey now as I cannot trust myself to be responsible and I don’t like what it is turning me into.

[@maskedmarvel]

Sports betting is different from other online gambling

[@BradSzalach]

I work in the online casino and iGaming industry and there are a few points you have to touch on when relaying information in this video. To first point out there is a large difference in regulation between offshore gambling and legal online casinos/sportsbooks. Stake is still an offshore (illegal) platform in the US, besides their new formed social casino which is not what you see being promoted. This is the reason you see these unfathomable amounts of money being won/loss. This would never fly with regulated online casinos. On to the topic of sports betting. You fail to mention the new rules and regulations being passed as more states launch and realize these issues. Massachusetts is the most recent state launch of sports betting and has the far most amount of regulations such as the restriction of ads on platforms that frequent those under 21 (same with Ohio). Also all operators now have rules and regulations when it comes to the specific terms they can even use that will be misleading. The terms "free" and "risk-free" are now being scratched from promos and offers. This video is misleading when it comes to regulated sportsbook, because quite frankly the ones that are targeting the youth are illegal websites such as stake, betonline, bovada, etc. This is why twitch took a stand on banning them from their platform.

[@BobSure_AKA_PotatoSmasher]

Legal gambling, Legal drugs, legal guns.... What a combination.

[@missmia196]

...And no social systems or societal safety nets. RIP America, you were a cool experiment I guess

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

They have a big mouth towards tobacco companies, accusing them of marketing to the youth. But what are they (alcohol, gambling) doing? They are using identical tactics that are outlawed for tobacco-companies, but they still do. Using athlethes/celebrities to advertise their products, using nice colors on their merch etc.

[@X1erra]

One thing I hate about gambling is the 21+ age requirement. Heck no, it should be 30+ years old, after you're really settled into the work and have weighed into your responsibilities. I feel that would be a better solution, wouldn't it? At least by that time you can safely say that's on them if they lose it all.

[@patrickmcpartland1398]

How about we put off voting and smoking too till we're 80, love the government telling me how to live my life. Let's let them into our bedrooms too while we're at it.

[@jasraj155]

In the UK the age limit is only 18 years old. Alot of 18 year olds are still in school.

[@ohgin12345]

How about learning to be responsible instead. So are you saying that online gaming should be for over 30s then since they have ruined ppl life as well

[@IL_Bgentyl]

Other people being financially irresponsible doesn’t mean you punish others. If you want something like that let people voluntarily give up their free will or ability to choose since government can make life decisions better than you. Don’t force others into your life.

[@ohgin12345]

@@IL_Bgentyl Unfortunately, this is the direction that we are going. Governments are going to take this opportunity to restrict the people not only to gamblings but in many things also. Just because people like him cannot think properly.

[@DietChugg]

Helpful tip. Your microphone is setup right now for recording 2 people across from each other (two overlapping circles) swap it to the heart shaped one your audio will only be picking up in your direction.

[@thefinancialfreedomgirl]

ahh thank you!

[@AdamGamingClips]

I completely agree that gambling is a net negative on society and the hyper targeted ads towards the most vulnerable are extremely predatory. In your research was there any studies done on how many "new" gamblers were created due to the legalized sports betting/ online casinos? I know many people before widespread legalization used overseas casinos or would often make frequent trips to reservations/vegas to gamble. I'm sure easier access taps into people who wouldn't have originally jumped through the hoops to gamble like in the past.

[@goldensloth7]

i've been many miserable places, including crack dens, but the casino i went to at 20 was one of the grimmest places i've ever been.

[@viamedia2704]

Thank you for doing this video! Gambling companies unfortunately have very deep pockets and know very well how to prey on the vulnerable worldwide. Recently in Ukraine there's been a scandal where local online gambling sites seem to have been intentionally targeting frontline soldiers, positioning themselves as a fun and relaxing pastime from the loneliness, estrangement, constant risk of death, and horrific living conditions that these people have to put up with. As a result Ukrainian soldiers have been known to put themselves and their families in massive debt to cover their gambling spend, and pawn their essential military gear in order to get some extra cash to gamble with. And this is part of a much broader problem with debt-fueled gambling addiction in Ukraine and Eastern Europe as a whole.

[@toxic_narcissist]

underrated video

[@AndriasTravels]

Excellent video. Online stock and crypto "trading" are the same addiction phenomenon.