Re: Should gambling ads be normalized?

Quote from: peter0425 on August 26, 2025, 10:13:53 PM

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?

Well they should regulate it so well since somehow we cannot deny the fact that there are lot of minors also watching those big sporting events.

But it should be done thru join efforts by regulators also with the parents guiding their minor childrens and teach them towards what they need to know about gambling especially if they asked question about betting on sports they love to watch.

I also think that they would pay less attention on the logos or ads they see since for sure the focus of young people is on the game and also to the athletes they support.