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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 7:28 am
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Originally Posted by mooper
You may consider it "fleecing", but by definition, it is not because it is *voluntary*. No one is being taken advantage of, as everything is fully disclosed. If there wasn't a market for it, they wouldn't stay in business. If there's an opportunity for a company to profit by offering more lucrative conversion rates, a wise entrepreneur should create it.

In my option, casinos are a bad deal. Insurance is a bad deal. Guess what I do? I avoid them. I'd never claim they are fleecing willing participants.
but casinos also offer education on how to avoid the problems associated with gambling and there are other things to do there
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