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New register allows gamblers across Australia to ban themselves from all online wagers
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We have this kind of system in Denmark too, seems like a good idea.
There are of course also assholes trying to profit off these poor people, if you search for the name of our system a site pops up with "HOW TO PLAY OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM!!"..
That's horrible. People who exploit others' addictions are the worst kind of scum.
It is horrible, I don't understand how people who do stuff like this can live with themselves
How's that not illegal or cracked down on?