Especially if you were betting on the very same sporting match? Do you think that this was effective in reducing gambling rate in the country?
If the gambling ads was made to promote gambling addicting and the government made an announcement against it then its obvious they wanted it to be so and by so doing may have attracted more gamblers. One thing is certain in this world, gambling will always sees to exist, it cant be stopped. It can be regulated, restricted and those participating in it can be contained but surely people will always find their way around things.