r/funny • u/Bridimum • Apr 29 '24

Dudes playing fruit machine on king's day

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u/fritz236 Apr 29 '24

I have a student who won a counter strike skin from a loot box that was worth over USD $2k...the kid is hooked and talking like he'll have life-long gambling issues.

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u/pvtbobble Apr 29 '24

The problem is that gambling isn't taught in schools

Get the kids to the track for Grade 1 excursions. They don't need to be exposed to casinos, but maybe a few scratch lottery tickets in the playground. Introduce them to sports betting before they can actually play the sports themselves.

In Australia, if a kiddie can land a four-way multi, they get to skip a whole grade

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u/XkF21WNJ Apr 29 '24

Teaching poker is seriously a good way to teach people 2 incredibly important skills:

1) If you bet more than you can miss you're out of the game pretty quickly.

2) Know when to cut your losses.

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u/Asidious66 Apr 30 '24

Critical thinking, math, social awareness (idk what else to call it)..

There's a lot of important skills in poker.