Opposition to Colorado Lottery App?
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?
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Nah, the state makes a fuckton of money taking advantage of desperate people. It's like asking if there are any carnival workers opposed to rigged carnival games.
Any parties or interest groups that oppose it? I'd like to support them if I could, as much of a longshot as it may be. Gambling addiction is such a terrible thing and I'd like to fight against the state taking advantage of these people and making it so easy to potentially ruin their lives.
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.