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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Should gambling ads be normalized?
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m2017
on 27/08/2025, 02:21:19 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?
It is necessary to do so, in the best traditions of the regulator - to prohibit gambling advertising. Smiley As you said (and can be seen around), sports betting is becoming more and more popular, which means that additional advertising is not needed. Those who want to play will find a way to find a casino. Why should those who are not gamblers watch 3.5 marketing messages every minute? I do not like such advertising imposition.

On TV, I believe, this is easily solved - allow gambling advertising on TV screens only at a late time, for example, after 12 p.m. Although this is a weak solution, since now all people's main attention is on the Internet.