“I am skeptical about the possibility of setting limits in the current world. Limits seem pathetic to me, in the face of the internet or artificial intelligence. Faced with a world that moves at an incredible speed, our little laws and little laws look like the child of Saint Augustine who wanted to empty the ocean with his bucket. And it will get worse and worse. The only thing we can do is take care of the people who suffer from this addiction. We can do something here." It's the point of view of Massimo Barra, president emeritus of the Italian Red Cross, founder of Villa Maraini, about the pathological gambling phenomenon and possible interventions by the legislator in terms of limiting supply.
“We can do something about addiction. But thinking of doing prevention, by any means, by any means is a pious illusion. I am skeptical, just as I am skeptical about the prevention of drug addiction and on which billions are spent. Let's go back to the main subject, to the brain of the user, which has every right to be pathological. Pathological gambling is a serious phenomenon, which causes a lot of suffering. We are the last chain. The offer certainly facilitates it, but the pathological brain and the context are always needed”, concludes Barra.
