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SomeGadgetGuyNews broke this week that YouTube has been demonetizing videos featuring the game Balatro to protect kids from "gambling". I've been thinking about it a lot this week. Is a game like this gambling? Where do we draw the line on protecting kids from bad gaming mechanics? <a href="https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/04/11/is-balatro-gambling-maybe-i-have-this-all-wrong/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/04/11/is-balatro-gambling-maybe-i-have-this-all-wrong/</a><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geek</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gambling</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#youtube</a>

The Japan TimesThe Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday sent to public prosecutors papers on six comedians from major Japanese entertainment agency Yoshimoto Kogyo on suspicion of gambling via online casino services. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/japan/crime-legal/yoshimoto-comedians-online-gambling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/japan/crime-legal/yoshimoto-comedians-online-gambling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoshimotokogyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yoshimotokogyo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gambling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/casinos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#casinos</a>

The Japan TimesA recent shocking case revealed how an ordinary high school student in Japan could be trafficked and forced into working for a foreign crime syndicate — all through something as seemingly harmless as online video games. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/japan/crime-legal/myanmar-scam-human-trafficking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/japan/crime-legal/myanmar-scam-human-trafficking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#myanmar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thailand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#organizedcrime</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gambling</a>

⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯Sports gambling is a plague on American society but I hadn't considered this particularly ghoulish aspect of why it's a plague: Men in states with legalized sports gambling are measurably more likely to beat up their partners when their football team loses. <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4938642" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4938642</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gambling</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SportsGambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SportsGambling</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

The Japan TimesSixteen players from eight teams, including Orix Buffaloes pitcher Taisuke Yamaoka, will be fined by their respective teams for illegally using online casinos, NPB said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/japan-baseball-online-gambling-fine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/japan-baseball-online-gambling-fine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/casinos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#casinos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gambling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#baseball</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/npb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#npb</a>

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