Does gambling/betting contribute to the GDP?
The three answers so far omitted a crucial clarification. Only legal gambling is counted in GDP. Theoretically, illegal should be as well, but it’s hard to measure.Also, the gambling itself does not change GDP. If you bet $10 with your buddy on a football match, it does not add to GDP, even theoretically (and of course, it would never be measured). It’s the profits from gambling as a business that increase GDP.Finally, there is an indirect effect. Although gambling is zero sum (negative sum if a casino or other agent takes a cut or has an edge), it can certainly stimulate economic activity. Bank loans are also zero sum (negative sum if you include the costs of running the bank) and are not counted in GDP, but the existence of gambling and bank loans has a positive impact on the economy, which shows up as increased GDP.
R18+ Games Australia?
R18+ games? What’s the big deal? It’s up to parents to decide what they buy for their children Jesus. If game is deemed no to be suitable for MA 15+ by the Office of Film and Literature Classification It’s banned and cannot be sold a load of rubbish I say. But now there is hope R18+ games may finally be introduced to Australia thanks to all the Aussies who banded together to sign a petition to get R18+ games into our country. We are adults and we are entitled to what we want. The only R18+ games we have is betting in sport and gambling G what a lot of fun. Don’t hold developers back. If we cannot get R18+ games They’ll just get imported from overseas = less money for our local business. We want Gore, bloodshed, mind blowing graphics not Dora’s adventures playing on our 2 meter full HD LCD TV. Blu-ray is out its time for great R18+ games don’t hold Australia back even further. By LAW adults are entitled to whatever they want.
What do you think about the new Michigan adultery law?
It's not a new law.. it's a very old law that is seldom in-forced (last time was in 1971 according to the article on Yahoo!). There are only 2 reasons they brought the law up now. 1) Because they wanted to get the guy with more severe penalties than his crime would originally give him and 2) Because judges are pissed about not being as free to interpret the law as they like and wanted to bring up an obscure law that is ridiculous.