Gambling advertising is out of control

[sobrave]

If people want to have a punt I don't care. But I'm sick of these terrible ads constantly shoved down our throats, gambling odds on everything, and even flogs like Nathan brown integrated into the broadcast.

Time for this crap to be regulated like smoking advertising was

 

[an unbiased carlton man]

Agreed 100%
I used to work for a large bookmaker and their strategy was to go as hard as they possibly can in advertising. They sucker people in, then have account executives to ensure that they retain their big spenders. They are so unethical it isn't even funny.

 

[Quivorir]

Yep it's disgusting. I'd hate to be an adict as you can't ******* escape it. Then there's a new betting company popping up every other week too.

 

[TwisTz]

You aren't a fan of Mark Walhberg on a rocket telling you to "Ladbrokes" everything?

 

[sobrave]

You aren't a fan of Mark Walhberg on a rocket telling you to "Ladbrokes" everything?

Clutch Kennedy and his wonky parking is killing me atm

 

[GROTTO]

I dont mind it personally.

 

[StonesThrow]

Love how the racing industry was one of the first to get propped up during covid. Gambling is f’ed and society just keeps making it bigger without any concerns.

 

[BF Tiger]

You aren't a fan of Mark Walhberg on a rocket telling you to "Ladbrokes" everything?

It amazes me that Mark Wahlberg has lowered himself to do gambling advertising. How much money must they be paying him?

 

[Wacko23Jacko]

Gambling industry doesn't need ads to take people to the cleaners.

It's a vice like smoking, why do they allow them to advertise it like it's anything else?

People should be free to gamble but you can do that without all the bullshit fun with ya mates throw it on the multi "thank god covid is getting better we can all "play" sport together" garbage.

Also don't understand how people can defend it.. same as plain packaging on cigarettes. Nobody is stopping you from smoking the dart, nobody gonna stop you gambling.

Just takes the sugar out of it and hopefully stops at least 1 kid falling down the well.

 

[CaptainCripps13]

I like knowing the odds. Reminds me when to adjust how much and on what I will be donating of my hard earned to SportsBet this week

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Should make the AFL pay corporate tax like every other business if all they care about is wealth creation.......

 

[cherrypie]

It amazes me that Mark Wahlberg has lowered himself to do gambling advertising. How much money must they be paying him?

If you read into Mark Wahlberg's history he doesn't have much room to go any lower

Wahlberg was booked to fly on American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001, but his plans changed the day before and he canceled his reservation. He received backlash for stating in a 2012 interview: "If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did". He added that "there would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, 'OK, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.'"

In June 1986, then-15-year-old Wahlberg and three friends chased after three black children while yelling "Kill the nig***, kill the nig***

In August 1992, Wahlberg fractured the jaw of his neighbor, Robert Crehan, in an attack. Court documents state that in 1992, Wahlberg "without provocation or cause, viciously and repeatedly kicked" Crehan in the face while another man, Derek McCall, held the victim on the ground.

Wahlberg assaulted a middle-aged Vietnamese-American man on the street, calling him a "Vietnam ******* sh*t" and knocking him unconscious with a large wooden stick. Wahlberg attacked a second Vietnamese-American man later the same day, punching him in the eye.

Wahlberg believed he had left the second victim (named Johnny Trinh) permanently blind in one eye, though Trinh later stated that he had lost his eye in the Vietnam War, while serving in the South Vietnamese Army, who were fighting alongside American troops.

 

[Deathray]

Attractive female spruiking $15 for Tex Walker to kick 10 goals or more. Given he’s never scored more than 7 goals in over 200 games shouldn’t the odds be at least 200/1.

 

[Freomaniac]

If people want to have a punt I don't care. But I'm sick of these terrible ads constantly shoved down our throats, gambling odds on everything, and even flogs like Nathan brown integrated into the broadcast.

Time for this crap to be regulated like smoking advertising was

I don't mind the occasional dollar put on the pokies. But I disliked watching NRL mainly because Tom Waterhouse was everywhere

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

How they are allowed to put up odds on Supercoach I don't know.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

I like knowing the odds. Reminds me when to adjust how much and on what I will be donating of my hard earned to SportsBet this week

If you're going to bet, bet on the exchange markets or else you're getting ripped off.

 

[lollol]

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[The Passenger]

Love having a punt myself, love seeing people have fun on the punt, hate seeing people lose their lives to the punt.

There's absolutely no doubt the advertising for it has just gone too far now. OP is bang on.

 

[kaiserchief13]

If you have some self control it's fine. If not though...

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

But that means no Georgie Parker ads!

 

[juss]

If people want to have a punt I don't care. But I'm sick of these terrible ads constantly shoved down our throats, gambling odds on everything, and even flogs like Nathan brown integrated into the broadcast.

Time for this crap to be regulated like smoking advertising was

I'm a big punter but completely agree. Betting odds should have nothing to do with the broadcast, it's an awful look.

There's enough content out there for us punters and if we want odds we know where to get them.

 

[Forever North]

Attractive female spruiking $15 for Tex Walker to kick 10 goals or more. Given he’s never scored more than 7 goals in over 200 games shouldn’t the odds be at least 200/1.

$15 to kick 10+ against North on sunday are actually good odds........might have a few dollars on myself...

 

[Power Raid]

If you have some self control it's fine. If not though...

advertising controls are about protecting children

 

[Taylor]

Normalizing gambling is a deliberate tactic.

 

[kaiserchief13]

advertising controls are about protecting children

Fair enough then