I disagree. The legit sites might be a novelty that will lose its coolness factor (and I think that’s generally good), gambling has always been a harmful addiction and this just makes it faster, easier, less regulation. In my experience, gambling is now by far the most common spam I get, both ripoff and legit. It’s everywhere.

One of many harmful factors is the numerous scam sites for gambling. However legacy gambling was heavily regulated to ensure some sense of fairness and transparency, but online gambling could be anything. The history of legacy gambling is a good indication that if they’re not forced to have standards, they won’t.