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Should gambling apps be tolerated?

Yes 2 28.57%
 
No 4 57.14%
 
Yes, but with regulation ... 1 14.29%
 
Total:7
palou on 01 April 2016

It's completely plagued by slotmachine apps!

These are very obviously targeted at people with gambling addictions, and are encouraging the behaviour.

On a platform easily accessible to children, nonetheless!

Should this be tolerated? Discuss.



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KLXVER on 01 April 2016

No, it shouldn't be tolerated! Kids should wear a blindfold at all times, so they are not exposed to anything ever!



LurkerJ on 01 April 2016

DLC is tolerated.

Paying to play online is tolerated.

Day one patches are tolerated.

Annual releases are tolerated.

Releasing games with no content based on the promise that it will get the content, which it should have now, sometime in the future is tolerated.


Who are we to tell people how to spend their money?



palou on 01 April 2016
KLXVER said:
No, it shouldn't be tolerated! Kids should wear a blindfold at all times, so they are not exposed to anything ever!

There is a difference between exposition to a problem and accessibility.

Gambling is negative, and should be portrayed as such at all times, in my opinion, in regards of children, more easily influenced by advertisement (or simple exposition)



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palou on 01 April 2016
LurkerJ said:

DLC is tolerated.

Paying to play online is tolerated.

Day one patches are tolerated.

Annual releases are tolerated.

Releasing games with no content based on the promise that it will get the content, which it should have now, sometime in the future is tolerated.


Who are we to tell people how to spend their money?

There are laws against fraudulent products.

There are laws against none-state gambling.

Both of these do not seem to apply to the appstore.



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KLXVER on 01 April 2016
palou said:
KLXVER said:
No, it shouldn't be tolerated! Kids should wear a blindfold at all times, so they are not exposed to anything ever!

There is a difference between exposition to a problem and accessibility.

Gambling is negative, and should be portrayed as such at all times, in my opinion, in regards of children, more easily influenced by advertisement (or simple exposition)

Dont buy your kid a phone or an Ipad. Problem solved.



97alexk on 01 April 2016

In sweden, we have casino commericals/ads on all the TV channels on the TV. In every single commerical there is atleast 5 different casino commericals. Its getting out of hand and its just boring looking at those commericals. Just stop that



LurkerJ on 01 April 2016
palou said:
LurkerJ said:

DLC is tolerated.

Paying to play online is tolerated.

Day one patches are tolerated.

Annual releases are tolerated.

Releasing games with no content based on the promise that it will get the content, which it should have now, sometime in the future is tolerated.


Who are we to tell people how to spend their money?

There are laws against fraudulent products.

There are laws against none-state gambling.

Both of these do not seem to apply to the appstore.

Who cares? Anti-gambling laws are ridiculous. Gambling is entertaining to some people, for better or worse. It's non of my business.