I just opened a topic about how 14 out of 16 teams in the Romanian league have a casino as main sponsors, #rdluffy showed me that is nothing I should be amazed, as Brazil tops that, and then #Hispo said something that made me google
I wonder if the European Union would eventually step into the level of advertisement casinos are reaching in these leagues,
Well, get your tinfoil hat ready for what I hit:
Romanian sports betting group Superbet, founded in 2008 and still controlled by entrepreneur Sacha Dragic, with Blackstone investment fund as a strategic investor, announced the appointment of Hans-Holger Albrecht, an experienced executive who served as Deezer CEO during 2015-2021, as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Hans-Holger Albrecht is the brother of the European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen
Now, Romanian casino powered by Blackstone hiring the brother of the EU commissioner as second in charge man was not on my bingo list!
Do you think gambling companies will get to have enough money, powerful connections to manage what even the tobacco industry failed at, complete domination of advertising in every sport that no country would find a majority in their parliament to even issue a draft law against it?
So, forget the oil/weapons/pharma cartels, what do you think of gambling companies starting in the EU, the same type of lobby the US is known for?
This is an unrestricted tinfoil topic, I'm not going to argue against even the wildest theories!