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Agree - also if you've ever used a gambling app, they will push notifications to you right before your team is about to play or a horse race is about to start b
by crispyporkbites 9y ago
Agree - also if you've ever used a gambling app, they will push notifications to you right before your team is about to play or a horse race is about to start because they know you're likely to bet on that if you remember.
Also banner ads are for gambling are more for impressions than clickthroughs, if you watch a football (soccer) game in the UK, the ad breaks are full to the brim with "BET IN PLAY, NOW" "BET BET BET" "NOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!" type ads which just put in the back of your mind. For a gambling addict it must be near impossible to resist.
- stochastic_monk 8y agoIt’s hard for alcoholics in early recovery to watch football because of the pervasive, nonstop ads for alcohol. Add to this that most of the alcohol industry is propped up by the top 10% of drinkers who average over 10 drinks a day, and you have an industry built around taking advantage of people who clearly need help.
- jdietrich 8y agoFor the benefit of American readers, I'll link to a few of these adverts below. It's worth emphasising the fact that ads of this sort are in every break of every match. The disembodied head of Ray Winstone bellowing in-play odds has become a cultural fixture. I'm a gambler myself, but I'm troubled by the ubiquity and sheer aggression of gambling advertising. https://youtu.be/l4INTKhOLSs?t=20s https://youtu.be/l4INTKhOLSs?t=20s