Should gambling adverts be banned?

[CarlosCorbewrong]

They disproportionately affect the poor, cause addiction and untold misery.

"Brummies are up to 50% more likely to experience harm from gambling compared to the national average, stats from charity GambleAware reveal. Their analysis found that 38,000 adults in Birmingham are currently experiencing problem gambling, with those from minority communities twice as likely as white British counterparts to do so. Niran Kahlon from West Midlands-based gambling treatment provider Aquarius said: “Gambling can be just as harmful to an individual as other conditions, like anxiety or depression.”

I like having Boilerman rather than some faceless Chinese betting scumpany... should we go further though?

[Ted Maul]

+1

Also glad we have Boilerman over some betting firm or Forex/Crypto weirdos.

I found the whole Ivan Toney situation an exercise in total hypocrisy. How can you ban a footballer for betting when he's been playing in the SkyBet Championship, for a team sponsored by Hollywood Bets ultimately winning promotion to a league where 50% of the other teams are sponsored by betting companies.

[Babel]

Yes, absolutely.

[Duffers]

I could quite happily never watch another "banterous" football betting ad again.

But yeah, more needs to be done in this field.

[Midget In A Pinstripe Suit]

I said this last time this debate came up; non problem gamblers can and will still be able to gamble without gambling adverts but it will undoubtedly help stop problem gambling.

[Fido]

I said this last time this debate came up; non problem gamblers can and will still be able to gamble without gambling adverts but it will undoubtedly help stop problem gambling.

It's the positioning of it though. If you take the Ladbrokes campaign, for example, that shows a bunch of likely lads for whom betting is part of their Saturday routine (as it should be for you, of course) and the whole "which kind of gambler are you?" sory behind it. It's the normalization of it that sucks people in and with free bets aplenty the "gambling aware" thing is a complete and utter cop out. In fact, I'd go as far to say that it's actually malicious as it is 1) still an advert and 2) seems to imply that the firm is actually looking after you by not letting you bet too much. It's utter bollocks.

[NewWanker]

I'll be honest I don't see the point of adverts... Virtually never seen an ad and thought ooooh I'll explore that or look in to buying it.

[AnelkasBeard]

+1

Also glad we have Boilerman over some betting firm or Forex/Crypto weirdos.

I found the whole Ivan Toney situation an exercise in total hypocrisy. How can you ban a footballer for betting when he's been playing in the SkyBet Championship, for a team sponsored by Hollywood Bets ultimately winning promotion to a league where 50% of the other teams are sponsored by betting companies.

Nail. On. Head.

I said this last time this debate came up; non problem gamblers can and will still be able to gamble without gambling adverts but it will undoubtedly help stop problem gambling.

Why would gambling companies want to stop problem gambling?

It has to be govenrment legislation, similar to the cigarette packet photos (not that that does a fat lot) and hopefully new disposable vape laws.

[Mullers]

I’d certainly support a ban on gambling sponsors on football shirts (and equivalent for other sports). For me, it’s how susceptible children/teens could be to getting into/normalising gambling from an early age if they see their heroes displaying betting companies on their shirts. There was a great advert on this I saw a few years ago which I can’t find unfortunately.

But it is still a much more real issue for adults, as you rightly highlight. I detest some of the adverts that betting companies put out. All this “when the fun stops, stop” but it’s those who don’t stop that fund their business. And when people are clever enough to play the companies at their own game through matched betting, they get banned.

As you say, I couldn’t be happier with Ideal as our shirt sponsors. It’s just a shame we’ve got Mr Vegas on the back of our shirts. Hopefully, the deal has at least earned us a bit of much-needed cash and we can ditch them and forget any gambling sponsors going forward.

[NewWanker]

I said this last time this debate came up; non problem gamblers can and will still be able to gamble without gambling adverts but it will undoubtedly help stop problem gambling.

By that theory kids wouldn't be vaping in ever increasing numbers, no advertising on TV for that, just shop fronts and word of mouth, yet it seems to be growing at an alarming rate. Which also backs up my theory on advertising is mostly a waste of time and money.