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While a flutter for most is a harmless pleasure, much like drinking, it's known that gambling is a serious, often life-wrecking, problem for some.
I'm not a gambler (I'll buy a Euromillions ticket now and then), but I'm bombarded continuously but gambling ads on YouTube Videos, Facebook, broadcast TV and websites and I find them irritating to say the least and would love to never see another again.
For people with a gambling problem though, they must be at least as problematic and cigarette or alcohol ads, so why isn't there (at least) a campaign to make it possible to opt-out of seeing gambling ads.
For me, it's an irritation (I don't give a flying f**k what an acca is or want to see some cretin in a giant red hat ever again), but for people with a problem there seems to be little escape from the ads.
Anyone else feel that something should be done about these ads - Not an outright ban neccesarily, but a mechanism to not see them?
M
I'm not a gambler (I'll buy a Euromillions ticket now and then), but I'm bombarded continuously but gambling ads on YouTube Videos, Facebook, broadcast TV and websites and I find them irritating to say the least and would love to never see another again.
For people with a gambling problem though, they must be at least as problematic and cigarette or alcohol ads, so why isn't there (at least) a campaign to make it possible to opt-out of seeing gambling ads.
For me, it's an irritation (I don't give a flying f**k what an acca is or want to see some cretin in a giant red hat ever again), but for people with a problem there seems to be little escape from the ads.
Anyone else feel that something should be done about these ads - Not an outright ban neccesarily, but a mechanism to not see them?
M
Interesting that "investment" apps (which are essentially gambling) such as Plus500 have the following on their website
"CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money."
Interestingly enough I always personally believed the 80/20 rule applied to investing, and it seems I wasn't that far off.
"CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money."
Interestingly enough I always personally believed the 80/20 rule applied to investing, and it seems I wasn't that far off.
GranpaB said:
I don't see most adverts at all thanks to a blocker and Facebook is something that i will never experience!
Advertising is not just about TV adverts. As mentioned above, if you follow sport - especially, but not exclusively football, you will be exposed to gambling advertising.It is hideous, you see it everywhere, but a bit like fags, I never smoked, but for me it pumped money into sports I loved like rallying, bikes, and cars, so I was happy for it to be there, I don't bet so do not get offended by gambling advertising. But it supports a few sports that I watch and enjoy so it does not bother me so much.
The bit I find offensive is the pathetic way people are pictured gambling, but then I suppose if you show what actually happens, people realising they have lost 20 quid while out shopping, or blokes propping up a bookies trying to get it all back at 9pm watching a dog race from Norway, then it is hardly appealing is it!!
The bit I find offensive is the pathetic way people are pictured gambling, but then I suppose if you show what actually happens, people realising they have lost 20 quid while out shopping, or blokes propping up a bookies trying to get it all back at 9pm watching a dog race from Norway, then it is hardly appealing is it!!
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