Hackers' Pub

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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Hacker News 100 @hn100@social.lansky.name

3/20/2026, 4:50:09 AM

Public

Bombarding gamblers with offers greatly increases betting and gambling harm

Link: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2026/march/bombarding-gamblers-with-offers-greatly-increases-betting-and-gambling-harm.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47447600

Study shows bombarding gamblers with offers greatly increases betting and gambling harm

Research has confirmed for the first time that people with active gambling accounts who receive regular ‘free bets’ and other direct marketing offers place a lot more bets, spend far more, and suffer greater related harms than gamblers who have opted out of such offers.

www.bristol.ac.uk

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