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Yeah but banning them is the right thing to do. Why would you have a state agency review gambling ads?

by cael450 11mo ago

hsbauauvhabzb 11mo ago
I imagine outright banning would create a fairly large grey market. The objective should be harm reduction, as eradication would be basically impossible.
- margalabargala 11mo ago
  The discussion is about banning the advertising of gambling, not gambling itself. There won't be a large grey market for advertisements.
  - mlrtime 11mo ago
    Wanna bet? Try regulating that on the internet, or walk down a construction sight in Manhattan, there are illegal ads all over.
    - hobofan 11mo ago
      There is big difference in signaling of social acceptability with advertising existing e.g. as main sponsor of the superbowl vs. existing as Stake logos on social media videos.
    - margalabargala 11mo ago
      I think we just disagree about the definition of "large" in this context. The market for what you mention is less than 1% the legal market.
    - dghlsakjg 11mo ago
      Easily solved. If someone shows the regulator an ad for fanduel that shouldn't exist, they pull their permit to operate. We have already seen that you can ban ads pretty effectively. I can't remember the last time I saw a cigarette ad, hell, where I live you can't even display them openly in stores, I can't even recall the last time I saw a cigarette logo. I have yet to see any 'grey market' cigarette ads.
wombatpm 11mo ago
Prevent false claims, educate people on the foolishness of parleys?
dredmorbius 11mo ago
Look at regulated advertising / marketing on tobacco products as examples. No ads on TV/Radio. Mandated warnings. In some countries, packaging must carry prominent health warnings, in some cases excluding virtually all branding (Australia, for example). That along with high taxation, smoking cessation programs, legal proceedings against tobacco companies, restrictions on retailling, etc., have drastically reduced smoking rates in many countries. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#Public_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#Public_policy>

Yeah but banning them is the right thing to do. Why would you have a state agency review gambling ads?

by cael450 11mo ago

Yeah but banning them is the right thing to do. Why would you have a state agency review gambling ads?

I imagine outright banning would create a fairly large grey market. The objective should be harm reduction, as eradication would be basically impossible.

margalabargala 11mo ago
The discussion is about banning the advertising of gambling, not gambling itself. There won't be a large grey market for advertisements.
- mlrtime 11mo ago
  Wanna bet? Try regulating that on the internet, or walk down a construction sight in Manhattan, there are illegal ads all over.
  - hobofan 11mo ago
    There is big difference in signaling of social acceptability with advertising existing e.g. as main sponsor of the superbowl vs. existing as Stake logos on social media videos.
  - margalabargala 11mo ago
    I think we just disagree about the definition of "large" in this context. The market for what you mention is less than 1% the legal market.
  - dghlsakjg 11mo ago
    Easily solved. If someone shows the regulator an ad for fanduel that shouldn't exist, they pull their permit to operate. We have already seen that you can ban ads pretty effectively. I can't remember the last time I saw a cigarette ad, hell, where I live you can't even display them openly in stores, I can't even recall the last time I saw a cigarette logo. I have yet to see any 'grey market' cigarette ads.

wombatpm 11mo ago

Prevent false claims, educate people on the foolishness of parleys?

dredmorbius 11mo ago

Look at regulated advertising / marketing on tobacco products as examples. No ads on TV/Radio. Mandated warnings. In some countries, packaging must carry prominent health warnings, in some cases excluding virtually all branding (Australia, for example). That along with high taxation, smoking cessation programs, legal proceedings against tobacco companies, restrictions on retailling, etc., have drastically reduced smoking rates in many countries. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#Public_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking#Public_policy>