This is not going to be a long post, but I saw something and just had to share it. I have alerts set up for all sorts of gambling content. So this morning I saw this headline: Sports betting is worse than Oxycontin I am not even sure I should link to it, but
The source you cite cites another article which looks like the source of the sportsbetting-oxycontin analogy: "Brian Hatch, a recovering gambling addict who’s now an addiction counselor in Hartford, Connecticut, compared the rise of sports betting to the opioid crisis. Referring to the family behind Purdue Pharma, Hatch told me: 'This industry is profiting off of people with an addiction the same way the Sackler family profited off of opioids. Opioids were pushed by the drug companies and doctors relentlessly. Gambling is pushed by the industry and state governments.'” That seems like a legitimate analysis that bears further discussion.
The source you cite cites another article which looks like the source of the sportsbetting-oxycontin analogy: "Brian Hatch, a recovering gambling addict who’s now an addiction counselor in Hartford, Connecticut, compared the rise of sports betting to the opioid crisis. Referring to the family behind Purdue Pharma, Hatch told me: 'This industry is profiting off of people with an addiction the same way the Sackler family profited off of opioids. Opioids were pushed by the drug companies and doctors relentlessly. Gambling is pushed by the industry and state governments.'” That seems like a legitimate analysis that bears further discussion.