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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Should gambling ads be normalized?
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tech30338
on 26/08/2025, 23:56:57 UTC
Should gambling ads be normalized during sport matches?

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Hockey fans are bombarded with gambling logos and adverts – sometimes as often as every 13 seconds – during TV coverage of high-profile games, according to exclusive research shared with the Guardian.

Viewers of June’s Stanley Cup finals encountered an average of 3.5 marketing messages from betting firms every minute, a new study by the University of Bristol found.

Paul Tonko, a Democratic congressman, told the Guardian: “The constant barrage of marketing is especially dangerous for young and vulnerable groups and opens the doors for a new generation of potential gamblers to engage with this known, addictive product.”

Now that sports betting is growing bigger and bigger, should gambling ads be just normalized during sports matches or should it stay separate from sports? What's your stance on gambling ads during sport matches?
There should be a specific audience or target, but as i can see even the young saw gambling ads, there should be a specific target, like if the user is under age, he/she should not see any gambling ads, only the adult should see it, when it comes to tv commercials we cant do anything to set those rules, but it is better for the gambling ads to be put on a place where children are less visible that is just my opinion.