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[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 37 points 2 months ago

I know of a few small stores that owe their livelihoods to the local gambling addicts and the lottery machine. The entire business if dedicated to a few whales since selling snacks and coffee to randos didn't work out and they would otherwise close. They even set up private rooms where they could sped the day scratching tickets as they would come in and blow and entire pay/welfare/retirement check.

The logic is always the same, "I'm up $500 today" not even calculating the losses and "I just need one big win". People will farm gamblers like cattle.

[-] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 14 points 2 months ago

That's really sad. It's the equivalent of putting lab rats in a cage with a cocaine/amphetamine button.

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 2 months ago

Perfectly legal since the state owned the equipment being used to ruin lives.

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago

A similar establishment by me also diversified into bongs. A wall of bongs, a wall of lottery, a wall of smokes, a locked case full of smaller smoke accessories, half a wall of cooler, and three tiny islands of "food." It's very bright and clean but also sad as fuck.

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