In 2019, United Kingdom implemented a whistle to whistle ban on gambling advertising. Basically no gambling ads can be shown 5 minutes and 5 minutes after a sporting event to avoid kids and or other vulnerable people to see gambling ads when watching a big sporting match. As a gambler, what would you have felt about this? 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?
LOL, I honestly do not know but I find a ban like this very funny, maybe because I do not live in united kingdom and have never traveled there, I may not really understand somethings about the country, but the reason why this is kind of funny to me is because if in my country, such a ban is implemented, it will be utterly useless, such a ban can not be affective in clubbing any gambling activities on the game being played or any other game at all..
It is very important we understand that gambling is no longer a new topic in our society, many, even kids understand what gambling is and stopping them from seeing the ads won't stop them from gambling if they want, but I understand perfectly that we can not sit and do nothing at all, it's still ok for the government to from time to time implement some ban as a warning to people around that gambling is not an activity that should be open to all, but only to those who are of age and qualified.