More than 2,500 gambling websites that had operated without a license were blocked in Ukraine as of April 27, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
It's mindblowing that we're even still discussing this. We know how important it was to get cigarette and alcohol advertising either banned outright or simply out of family spaces, despite how immensely profitable it all was — yet we still have to tolerate the lobbying around gambling ads?
On that note, I'm sick to death of gambling ads on podcasts. I know the shows don't (generally) get to approve the specific ads that are played, but it's time for hosts to take a $ hit and insist that advertising dangerous products or services will not be tolerated on their shows.
My epiphany this morning from my walk. All those angry people, Karens, Kens, etc. might just be gamblers who've lost recently. Gambling ads are everywhere and they shout about how easy it is, how anyone can do it. I'd bet, sorry, that much of the anger we see these days is frustration and guilt from gambling losses. Prediction: As it has already in golf, gamblers will begin affecting the outcome of games/events by their behavior. #sports#gambling#addiction
Today I finished #OneOuts, a fantastic #sports#manga about #baseball, of all things, and also kinda #gambling, since Tokuchi Toua, the protagonist, makes a bet with the owner, who only accepted him due to the request of their star player Kojima, the only one who managed to beat Tokuchi in his gambling career and got him to play for his team. +5 million for every out, -50 million for every run, he has everything to lose, but will he?
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed on April 20 a decree on counteracting the negative effects of online gambling, which proposes to ban it for the military until the end of martial law.
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, backed in the first reading on April 24 a bill strengthening the state's oversight over the gambling business, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said.
Oggi, a parte altre cose un po’ discutibili, mi è tornata un po’ la #fissa del #gambling. Come sapete io sono tirchia, quindi ai casinò non ci entrerei nemmeno se un mio ipotetico amico ludopatico mi promettesse giurin giurello che pagherà per me, però ho qualcosa nella mia testa che vuole che io crei una visual novel o qualcosa del genere su questo tipo di cose; sia per lo sfizio di crearlo come #gioco con tutta una storia e cose fighe, sia perché boh penso che molte altre implementazioni digitali di giochi di carte (almeno quelle senza soldi) non mi piacciono tantissimo come UX. 🤕️
Boh, Ren’Py sarebbe la scelta più ovvia a primo impatto, ma non saprei fino a che punto… ho trovato forse qualche risorsa apposta per i giochi di #carte, ma veramente poca roba gratuita e libera, e in ogni caso dovrei comunque implementare la logica per molte cose, oltre che tutto o quasi da zero per giochi non di carte. Solo questo renpy/cardgame da vedere meglio, e qualche video su YouTube, per il resto sto inguaiata. Sarà che era tardi 2 ore fa, ma non sono riuscita al momento a fare molto di più di visualizzare 2 carte a schermo, quindi non so come vorrei arrivare ad una prima milestone di implementare il blackjack. Quasi quasi mi torna la voglia di #programmare per il NES, anche perché i miei disegni non-pixel-art farebbero molto cagare… 💩️
Comunque il tarlo mi è tornato perché ho visto uno #shitpost su un altro canale Telegram che diceva cose totalmente verissime e non portate all’assurdo per far ridere. Ciò mi ha ispirata a creare questo TiktOctt, dove con Luigi gioco e nel frattempo a schermo illustro i falsi miti sul #giocare… mi raccomando, prendete tutto per oro colato!https://octospacc.altervista.org/2024/05/17/azzardo/
Prosecutor's Office: Over 2,500 gambling websites blocked in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
More than 2,500 gambling websites that had operated without a license were blocked in Ukraine as of April 27, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
Zelensky signs decree to restrict online gambling (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed on April 20 a decree on counteracting the negative effects of online gambling, which proposes to ban it for the military until the end of martial law.
Parliament passes bill strengthening gambling oversight in first reading (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, backed in the first reading on April 24 a bill strengthening the state's oversight over the gambling business, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said.