I’m relatively new to Colorado, and I was surprised to see that the Colorado lottery can be played via a phone app. Is there any political action in opposition to this that you could point me toward?

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    You could start one, but few people care enough about gambling addiction to donate money to the cause. Most people still blame gamblers for “voluntarily” wasting their money on bad odds or being taken by scams. Even the organizations that provide support are largely funded by casinos and sports betting companies, so they aren’t going to back legislation opposing gambling. If you do try to point out the ways in which lottos, sports betting, and casinos prey upon addicts, you’ll be labelled a buzzkill.