NationStates Jolt Archive

Child Casino Shock

The Issue
Children as young as eight have been spotted gambling in some of The Almighty Jon's seedier casinos.

The Debate
Social activist Zeke Falopian is outraged. "Gambling needs to be outlawed immediately. It's no wonder children are becoming sucked into the vice, with adults setting such a poor example. Gambling is a stain on The Almighty Jon's international reputation and it must be stopped!"
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However, Crown Casino chairperson Calvin Love says, "What's wrong with children gambling? It prepares them for the realities of life, teaching them that success or failure is not due to hard work or intelligence, but the roll of the dice. Besides, if kids weren't gambling, they'd be spraypainting trains."
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That's the issue....why isn't there a moderate choice like allowing gambling for adults and outlawing it for kids instead of making us to choose eithe rlet kids gamble and lose all their parent's money or outlaw it altogether and ruin it for adults?

That's the point of the game: polar choices, not a lot of middle ground.

It's been explained before.

That's the issue....why isn't there a moderate choice like allowing gambling for adults and outlawing it for kids instead of making us to choose eithe rlet kids gamble and lose all their parent's money or outlaw it altogether and ruin it for adults?

Because in this case, due to there actually being an issue about gambling, it's assumed that it's that way by default. A singular casino breaking a child gambling law does not mean that said law doesn't exist. This is furthered by the fact that if you choose option 2 you may notice it boosts economic rights(though you'd have to see your UN category change like I did to notice it).

I dismissed this issue; I'll dismiss any issue for which less extreme options have been laid out.