Wonderful decision.
Gambling businesses are loved by Oligarchs, thugs, and criminal scum. It’s an activity incompatible with democracy.
One of the reason I think Australia is not a real democracy is because it’s a nation of gambling addicts. To be honest, I have never been there, but everything I hear in the media about Australia is extremely negative in that regard.
Basically, Australians are completely addicted to gambling and it’s now destroying their entire society. Even their Australian government prostitutes itself to gambling companies. Recently, rich gambling Australians created a streaming platform where a french streamer was violently beaten to death. That’s alarming.
In recent years, the USA embraced massive online gambling. Americans love to buy the latest cryptoshitcoin and Musk meme stocks. No wonder the same US population embraced Trump.
Gambling is a cancer. Thank you India.
You should go to Aus and judge for yourself. They’re also addicted to fossil fuels, and sports (which includes gambling). Funny thing is of all the many Australians I know, and all the many times I’ve been there, none I know seem to mention, do any gambling, take part in or work in gambling related areas. Anecdotal I know. I have seen casinos, and noticed many bars have gambling machines in them. And perhaps when you imply that all Australians are completely addicted, you don’t literally mean “all”. Perhaps you mean a disproportionately large amount of the population in comparison with similarly sized economies with rule of law? Would need to chevk that. I know alcoholism is a big issue. Their economy is most likely addicted to gambling however, with many Western democracies being beholden to special interest groups, most citizens are well aware of what goes on in their democracies. There is also very strong and active rights groups, NGOs, activism and lobbying on all manner of social issues probably including this one. They currently have a slightly less conservative gov right now so perhaps things are being done. I’m with you on how damaging and nefarious gambling industries are to individuals and societies.
If I could bet on Kangaroo fights, I’d be addicted too.
