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		apta on April 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 500K bet on rock paper scissors ruled invalid by Q... > Don't legally recognize gambling debts. If people lose a bet they can pay it if they want to, but the law wouldn't recognize or enforce the debt. Correct, and you take it a step farther. People don't pay even if they want, both parties engaging in gambling are penalized.

icebraining on April 26, 2020 [–]

To penalize them, you have to identify them first. Gambling is like corruption, in that two innocent activities (a game and a transfer of money) are combined, and you need to prove that link to prove that gambling occurred.

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