Gambling is addictive : memes

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 216 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Approved for the use of Red Forman, instead of that dumbass.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 120 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Petition to make Red the person in the template instead of the other guy

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 85 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It will or

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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 150 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

~~sports~~ Gambling shouldn't be advertised ~~on tv~~

FTFY

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

everything shouldn't be advertised*

ftfy

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I actually don't (well, didn't) mind advertising, to an extent.

I liked seeing what new products or services are out there, or deals I may have not known about otherwise; but advertisers have taken it so far that you can't have a reasonable amount anymore. You either block it all or get bombarded relentlessly.

I wouldn't even use an ad blocker if the ads weren't disrupting the content I'm actually here to see. YouTube for example was fine when it just had banner ads around the video player; as soon as they started forcing you to watch video ads to be able to watch the actual video you came there for is when it became a problem to me.

Gave em an inch and they took a mile. Now they get nothing.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Yeah I don’t mind phone website ads that are just in the middle of content, but no you’re playing video ads which fuck with my hearing aids while taking up a third of my screen in scrolling. Fuck you no

[–] flerp@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There should be one specific place where advertisements are allowed and contained. If you need X, go to the X page on the one place for advertising and check out your options. No more shoving things people don't need down their throats. Make people seek out the things they need rather than be convinced they need what they don't.

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[–] dojan@lemmy.world 115 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Gambling shouldn’t be advertised. Swedish radio advertisements is 70% gambling, and the remaining 30% is sex toys and car related services.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Interesting that all 3 will fuck you at some point tho

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So that's how the air filter got in my rectum! Case closed boys.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Let's be honest, some of us could really use an air filter up there.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't think it'll stop ass gas

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Definitely not, but it might make it less toxic for everyone else. Like a catalytic converter for your anus.

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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You mean... That's not what it's for?

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[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Heh you guys have sex toy advertisements on the radio? Were too prude for that in the US, instead we have prescription drug ads everywhere.

[–] MelodiousFunk@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

nonspecific positive imagery and music

Ask your doctor about [results of syllable dartboard] today.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Speaking of the syllable dartboard, one of my favourite buzzfeed style quizzes from back when everyone was still doing them was called

PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE OR LORD OF THE RINGS CHARACTER

I'm pretty sure five or so people out of thousands got all of them right 😂

[–] Jamie@jamie.moe 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ask your doctor if Boromir is right for you.

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[–] Shialac@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

At least in germany its illegal to advertise prescription drugs

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[–] Mozingo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Y'all don't hear ads for stuff like Adam & Eve? Here in Texas we have ads for drugs and sex toys lol

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[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

"i wonder why everyone hates watching ads"

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 56 points 2 years ago

Gambling, alcohol, nicotine, and prescription medicine should all be banned from advertising. Sponsorship should count as advertising and thus be banned too.

[–] perniciousanteater@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Prescription ads should also be banned

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[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

bet packers, dumbass

commentators reading stat sheets for 3 hours has ruined sports for me. mute. Change my mind

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I like this.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was laying there when I found it. Missing May for some dumbass reason

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[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Every bloody third advert on TV in Australia is a gambling ad, it's insane that we continue to allow it given how much of an actual widespread problem it is here. They have fairly lame government mandated warnings after each one but I doubt they do much at all.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Same in the UK! When the pandemic started companies stopped advertising on TV because they weren't doing business anymore, except for the bookies (gambling brokers) so almost every ad was for them. And because people are on doors and probably bored/miserable I bet they did much more business than normal.

I don't think we have the warnings you're talking about here, except for sone text on the screen that says something like "gamble smart" lol

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In my city the government runs the gambling, so I see nothing but government sponsored gambling, it's quite obscene.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah that’s the thing. I Support gambling being legal, but it, alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, etc shouldn’t be allowed to advertise. These are harmful vices. It’s your choice to engage in them but advertising them isn’t cool

[–] superguy@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I wholeheartedly believe the vast majority of the hype surrounding sports is from gambling.

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago

I don't buy that it's the vast majority. None of the sports fans I've ever known have had any interest in it.

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[–] argo_yamato@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yep and as someone who watches a lot of sports I would love to see those ads banned. Also ban the pre-game odds shows and the in game odds updates.

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

100% its so cringe, im ok with the fantasy aspect of it, cause it does take some skill, but the odds are just straight up gambling no if ands or buts. I dont know how gamblers in recovery even watch sports anymore... so glad i got addicted to gambling on stocks with wallstreets bets and learned my expensive lesson so that sports can stay pure for me and not tainted by my addictive personality.

[–] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My dumbass state just allowed it and it is polluting every advertisement route. It is deeply frustrating seeing this happen.

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[–] Railison@aussie.zone 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s been about ten years since sports betting advertising has been permitted on TV in most Australian states. It has pervaded everything and made betting a normalised part of sport.

Most people hate it and want it gone, but clubs and networks are drunk off the money it provides so governments have been slow to move.

Please if your country doesn’t allow sports betting ads yet, put up a fight to stop it.

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[–] guywithoutaname@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

There is so much cognitive dissonance between the warning at the bottom of the screen and the content of the commercial. Totally agreed.

[–] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Finland gambling/slot machines/betting is monopoly from state and it is not allowed to be advertised. It is age controlled and all the money from the gambling go to charity/tax, and gambling addiction control.

I do like that system, even if it sometimes feels bit controlling people from theirself.

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

If we ban betting on sports, they’ll just move betting to some other random indeterminate outcome. Like…which industries and markets are going to perform better than others month by month.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Woah woah woah, lets not get crazy, no one is trying to ban gambling! Just advertising it.

Whooo, thats a close one eh? Ban gambling. Ha! Whats next, ban cocaine?

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[–] Moonrise2473@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

I guess some way to change your mind is giving you a share of the money the gambling industry is paying for having this happen

Before it was outlawed, in my country some gambling website even paid to rename the league to "bet and win league"

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