There's no 'faux outrage' here at all. The bottom line is, you have people specifically aiming gambling at those who may be, or have been, in dire trouble through problematic expenditure. These people are no better than dealers who target schoolkids drugs, knowing that their activities are highly likely to mess their customer's lives up sooner or later. Or like people peddling fake vodka, a product made and sold outside the government's regulatory framework to avoid taxes and which has potentially life-changing health effects.
The pros and cons of the Gamstop system are not the issue at all, rather than the fact it's exposed some absolute scum who disgrace an industry that whilst isn't perfect is making efforts to assist the vulnerable in refraining from their habit. They're nothing more than amoral, greedy saboteurs who don't think regulation applies to them.
Geez Gazza, do I have to make myself clearer? .... How do players end up needing GAMSTOP???
The vast majority by signing up directly or via "ethically correct" affiliates at "ethically correct" and regulated casinos, isn't it? To use your drug dealer metaphor.....this thread is like the drug dealers complaining about other drug dealers flogging their stuff in front of an addiction help centre.
The amount of money flowing into casinos after GAMSTOP by signing up through such "ethically questionable" affiliate sites is totally negligible compared to what players have lost up to the moment where they needed GAMSTOP.
I am not accusing the gaming industry because I and all others here are part of it but we should openly acknowledge that we are all part of and responsible for this "razzmatazz".
Pretty much all addiction programs are geared towards treating an addict instead of being geared at preventing people to become an addict in the first place. That is one reason why IMO GAMSTOP is mainly a show program to "calm the masses".
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