Postcards: Banana Republics and An Obvious Case of “Oniomania”
Why is it that we force gamblers to read disclaimers and seek treatment for money problems, when the people in charge of the Treasury Department keep pumping dollars like we're running out of ink?
All sectors saw nice inflows today, and we’re moving in the right direction.
Dear Fellow Expat:
During the 14th commercial yesterday for DraftKings, the website that tries to get us to gamble on football while watching football, I noticed a small disclaimer in the corner of my television screen.
It read something like: “If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please call” this 1-800 number.
It’s incredible to watch the commercials blast in your face how much money you can make betting the Quadruple Parlay against the Green Bay Packers… and then put in small letters that you might be the problem.
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