Re: Should gambling ads be normalized?

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

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, I will choose to be on the side of whatever will not cause anyone any form of discomfort, because personally myself, I hate it very much when ever I am being interrupted with an ad while watching any interesting stuff on the screen, this is one of the reasons why I would forever prefer to download stuffs from YouTube for example; if there was a way, than stream because the ads are sometimes always too much.

We live in different countries and the way ads are displayed to consumers may differ from country to country depending on the laws that govern the country, so for me, like I've said before, I will stand on the side of what will not cause viewers discomfort, if normalizing gambling ads during sporting events would have a lot of people complaining, then it shouldnt be normalized, but the ad companies should rather device strategic ways or means through which they can advertise their products without hurting viewers.