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They did this in Sweden. I think that people was not even worried about gambling addiction, but just totally tired of the non-stop amount of loud flashy ads. Ga

They did this in Sweden. I think that people was not even worried about gambling addiction, but just totally tired of the non-stop amount of loud flashy ads. Gambling ads usually are quite aggressive and TV, websites, bus stops, everywhere there were gambling ads. It worked. Nowadays it is not easy to see this kind of ads anymore.

mumblemumble 3y ago
I would support this. Just the other day I was having a conversation with my partner about how, recently, gambling advertising has really exploded all over Chicago, and it really is quite obnoxious. I doubt a ban would happen, though. The worst offender for eyesore gambling advertisements is the state-run lottery.
- MavisBacon 3y ago
  There at least eventually should be regulation like we see with alcohol ads on TV, only very specific messaging is allowed here in the US.
  - mumblemumble 3y ago
    I think the political challenge there is that the ban on TV ads for alcohol (and tobacco, for that matter) was largely fueled by public concerns about children consuming these products, and I don't think there's the same level of worry about kids gambling. In the US these days there seems to be more public fear that kids might somehow be harmed for life if they read And Tango Makes Three even once.
    - crtasm 3y ago
      More people need to see interviews such as those in the People Make Games video "How Valve is Profiting from Steam's Back-Door Casinos" - skip to 15mins for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g
lisasays 3y ago
Gambling ads usually are quite aggressive and TV, websites, bus stops, everywhere there were gambling ads. As are ads for just about everything. It isn't just the products they push. The ads themselves are toxic and are pervasively blighting our lives (and probably shortening our physical lifespans as well). Seriously these should all be drastically curbed all across the public (physical) sphere, as has already happened in some places (e.g. São Paulo). Some day, very far from now, when humanity finally realizes this -- we'll look at the saturation of advertisements in the 19th-21st centuries like we do on the haze of rampant air polution, pervasively contaminated water, horse manure (and dead horses clogging the streets) of bygone eras, today.

mumblemumble 3y ago

I would support this. Just the other day I was having a conversation with my partner about how, recently, gambling advertising has really exploded all over Chicago, and it really is quite obnoxious. I doubt a ban would happen, though. The worst offender for eyesore gambling advertisements is the state-run lottery.

MavisBacon 3y ago
There at least eventually should be regulation like we see with alcohol ads on TV, only very specific messaging is allowed here in the US.
- mumblemumble 3y ago
  I think the political challenge there is that the ban on TV ads for alcohol (and tobacco, for that matter) was largely fueled by public concerns about children consuming these products, and I don't think there's the same level of worry about kids gambling. In the US these days there seems to be more public fear that kids might somehow be harmed for life if they read And Tango Makes Three even once.
  - crtasm 3y ago
    More people need to see interviews such as those in the People Make Games video "How Valve is Profiting from Steam's Back-Door Casinos" - skip to 15mins for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g

lisasays 3y ago

Gambling ads usually are quite aggressive and TV, websites, bus stops, everywhere there were gambling ads. As are ads for just about everything. It isn't just the products they push. The ads themselves are toxic and are pervasively blighting our lives (and probably shortening our physical lifespans as well). Seriously these should all be drastically curbed all across the public (physical) sphere, as has already happened in some places (e.g. São Paulo). Some day, very far from now, when humanity finally realizes this -- we'll look at the saturation of advertisements in the 19th-21st centuries like we do on the haze of rampant air polution, pervasively contaminated water, horse manure (and dead horses clogging the streets) of bygone eras, today.