Or it could be viewed as further evidence of the unfettered expansion of the scourge of big gambling running amok in this country. I view big gambling in much the same way I view big alcohol or big tobacco. But there are no such restrictions around opening hours for gambling. Big gambling is encouraging, nay, coercing people into spending more money than they mean to and creating a gambling dependency. And do not underestimate the monster that is big gambling.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2019 07:07 UTC