Quote from: un_rank on Today at 07:44:18 PM

Quote from: stompix on July 15, 2025, 04:52:02 PM

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?

It is fair game if you ask me. To dominate advertisement you need huge funds and that is coming from profits they make which means they are what people want to see and put money into. If you try to limit the ads in sports you will only be channeling it in another direction which could be more obtrusive.

Money follows attention.

- Jay -

I believe this thread is rather about how people involved with the most powerful and profitable casinos in Europe could be starting to lobby in favor of laws which favor their business, something which has already happened in the United States, probably the country with the highest number of active lobbies.
It is about influencing lawmakers in countries where certain markets are important, so laws won't interfere with the accumulation of capital by private companies and also shareholders of public companies.
There are lobbies which try to push the interest of oil companies, tobbaco companies, electrical vehicle companies, firearms companies and now OP is connecting the dots to find it is possible the same is happening within the European Union with gambling companies.

I knew this was something common to see in the USA, but I would have not expected the European Union to allow lobbying so blatantly.