| Gambling ads on 19:16 - Oct 8 with 1294 views | Mullet |
Sadly, they’re really not.
What’s unbelievable is that it’s allowed. Profiting off of people’s misery and addictions shouldn’t be mainstream should it? The way football is completely entwined with gambling is pretty sickening. |  |
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| Gambling ads on 19:17 - Oct 8 with 1293 views | J2BLUE |
The ban is working well...
Completely pointless. This should embarrass those who brought the ban in for it being so pathetic. |  |
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| Gambling ads on 19:21 - Oct 8 with 1276 views | Mark |
Just think how much money these gambling firms must make from fans unfortunate enough to be sucked into the world of gambling. For those who become addicted it is very bad news for themselves and their families.
Man City and Wolves are mentioned in the article. They have the biggest pitch-side adverts, which look absolutely horrible in my opinion. We should not have all this advertising when fans pay premium prices for tickets and TV subscriptions. |  | | |
| Gambling ads on 21:52 - Oct 9 with 1075 views | BlueBadger |
| Gambling ads on 19:17 - Oct 8 by J2BLUE |
The ban is working well...
Completely pointless. This should embarrass those who brought the ban in for it being so pathetic. |
The gambling firms, the telly channels and the various football authorities have possibly made the best possible argument for a statutory ban by demonstrating that they basically had no intention of 'self regulating'. |  |
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| Gambling ads on 22:55 - Oct 9 with 1004 views | FBI |
It's a sickness that's been allowed to permeate this and many other sports.
I tend to think that if the sponsor's not allowed on kids' size shirts then that's not the sort of firm you want associated with your club. |  |
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| Gambling ads on 23:07 - Oct 9 with 976 views | Zx1988 |
| Gambling ads on 22:55 - Oct 9 by FBI |
It's a sickness that's been allowed to permeate this and many other sports.
I tend to think that if the sponsor's not allowed on kids' size shirts then that's not the sort of firm you want associated with your club. |
And if the sponsor isn't suitable for inclusion on a kids-size shirt, it shouldn't be suitable for use on in-stadium hoardings, where it will be just as visible to kids.
The new FIFA game is an interesting example of this. Most clubs with their own stadiums included in the game have club-specific adverts on the advertising hoardings (Bundesliga clubs, for instance), whereas a lot of British clubs get the few child-friendly league-specific sponsors (smart meters, for instance, at ITFC).
One can only imagine that, if actual UK-specific sponsors were used, the game would require a higher age rating? |  |
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| Gambling ads on 08:38 - Oct 10 with 862 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Gambling ads on 19:16 - Oct 8 by Mullet |
Sadly, they’re really not.
What’s unbelievable is that it’s allowed. Profiting off of people’s misery and addictions shouldn’t be mainstream should it? The way football is completely entwined with gambling is pretty sickening. |
Nuts isn’t it, but money talks as usual. The industry’s worth over £15BN, so it’s in their interests to keep growing the number of people with a gambling issue (currently ~1.4 million). |  |
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| Gambling ads on 09:35 - Oct 10 with 832 views | baxterbasics |
The British approach to what is and isn't allowed is really bizarre, isn't it?
Smoking and alcohol almost completely purged now. Going that way too for junk food. But gambling? Yeah go for it. |  |
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| Gambling ads on 12:16 - Oct 10 with 772 views | stonojnr |
They are because they're counting things like if you see a supporter in merchandise with a just a gambling company logo which it doesnt even say has to be linked to the clubs. It gets counted as an ad. A logo on the players sleeve, that's an ad too. And so on. We're not talking about 5000 plus Ray Winstone ads during a game, were counting how many logos we can see, like on the post match interview boards and so on
And it doesn't even have to be linked to existing sponsors of the club They could ban all clubs from betting sponsorship & logos. and like someone sits in our stands now with a magical vegas top that would still count as an ad.
And I think doing stuff like that actually diminishes the serious real issue of problem gambling. | | | |
| Gambling ads on 12:40 - Oct 10 with 739 views | NedPlimpton |
| Gambling ads on 12:16 - Oct 10 by stonojnr |
They are because they're counting things like if you see a supporter in merchandise with a just a gambling company logo which it doesnt even say has to be linked to the clubs. It gets counted as an ad. A logo on the players sleeve, that's an ad too. And so on. We're not talking about 5000 plus Ray Winstone ads during a game, were counting how many logos we can see, like on the post match interview boards and so on
And it doesn't even have to be linked to existing sponsors of the club They could ban all clubs from betting sponsorship & logos. and like someone sits in our stands now with a magical vegas top that would still count as an ad.
And I think doing stuff like that actually diminishes the serious real issue of problem gambling. |
How does that diminish the issue? |  | | |
| Gambling ads on 12:56 - Oct 10 with 703 views | J2BLUE |
| Gambling ads on 23:07 - Oct 9 by Zx1988 |
And if the sponsor isn't suitable for inclusion on a kids-size shirt, it shouldn't be suitable for use on in-stadium hoardings, where it will be just as visible to kids.
The new FIFA game is an interesting example of this. Most clubs with their own stadiums included in the game have club-specific adverts on the advertising hoardings (Bundesliga clubs, for instance), whereas a lot of British clubs get the few child-friendly league-specific sponsors (smart meters, for instance, at ITFC).
One can only imagine that, if actual UK-specific sponsors were used, the game would require a higher age rating? |
That game has a lot to answer for anyway doesn't it? Buying packs is gambling on who you will get. Lots of mobile games feature things like mystery crates where you pay to get some sort of in game currency or asset.
Lots of these things go under the radar. | |
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| Gambling ads on 12:57 - Oct 10 with 700 views | BlueBadger |
| Gambling ads on 09:35 - Oct 10 by baxterbasics |
The British approach to what is and isn't allowed is really bizarre, isn't it?
Smoking and alcohol almost completely purged now. Going that way too for junk food. But gambling? Yeah go for it. |
And you know what? If you say you're english these days.... | |
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| Gambling ads on 12:59 - Oct 10 with 690 views | J2BLUE |
| Gambling ads on 12:57 - Oct 10 by BlueBadger |
And you know what? If you say you're english these days.... |
Don't really need to when dressed head to toe in St George's flags. | |
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| Gambling ads on 13:48 - Oct 10 with 633 views | BlueBadger |
| Gambling ads on 12:56 - Oct 10 by J2BLUE |
That game has a lot to answer for anyway doesn't it? Buying packs is gambling on who you will get. Lots of mobile games feature things like mystery crates where you pay to get some sort of in game currency or asset.
Lots of these things go under the radar. |
Plus, as an added bonus, EA are now owned by the Saudis. | |
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| Gambling ads on 20:46 - Oct 10 with 522 views | WeWereZombies |
I was going to put this on a separate thread but, heck, let's link it into this one. Watching the Norn Ireland vs Slovak Republic match and the Slovak manager is wearing a white hoodie with large 'Lidl' logo on it. I was going to make a sneery comment but in the light of this discussion I reflected and have to say that Lidl is so much more acceptable as a sponsor than any betting company. |  |
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| Gambling ads on 02:11 - Oct 11 with 440 views | J2BLUE |
| Gambling ads on 20:46 - Oct 10 by WeWereZombies |
I was going to put this on a separate thread but, heck, let's link it into this one. Watching the Norn Ireland vs Slovak Republic match and the Slovak manager is wearing a white hoodie with large 'Lidl' logo on it. I was going to make a sneery comment but in the light of this discussion I reflected and have to say that Lidl is so much more acceptable as a sponsor than any betting company. |
I saw someone earlier with a bag for life from Lidl.
Really wish some people believed in themselves a bit more. | |
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| Gambling ads on 08:34 - Oct 11 with 370 views | WeWereZombies |
| Gambling ads on 02:11 - Oct 11 by J2BLUE |
I saw someone earlier with a bag for life from Lidl.
Really wish some people believed in themselves a bit more. |
Hmm, better than a bag for life from Bet365, although that would probably last longer as you only need it to carry away your winnings every few months...
Personally I would put the big Sports Direct bag below the Lidl one in self esteem terms. [Post edited 11 Oct 13:01]
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| Gambling ads on 12:51 - Oct 11 with 293 views | J2BLUE |
| Gambling ads on 08:34 - Oct 11 by WeWereZombies |
Hmm, better than a bag for life from Bet365, although that would probably last longer as you only need it to carry away your winnings every few months...
Personally I would put the big Sports Direct bag below the Lidl one in self esteem terms. [Post edited 11 Oct 13:01]
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Bet 365 will not take a bet from me. They restricted me to zero on sports bets but said I was more than welcome to play their casino games (something I don't do).
I found a way to make a profit on every bet arbing by simply taking the odds they offered.
Same with Netbet, I found a way to profit from their odds. Again arbing. I was going all in on every bet at odds of below 1.15. I thought they would see what I was doing and allow it since I was going all in repeatedly and would eventually lose my bankroll to them. They closed my account after about 5 days. They could have had thousands in profit from my account each year but they would rather ban than allow someone to make a profit even with it's within the rules and I would have never withdrawn from them. | |
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| Gambling ads on 13:07 - Oct 11 with 269 views | FBI |
| Gambling ads on 12:51 - Oct 11 by J2BLUE |
Bet 365 will not take a bet from me. They restricted me to zero on sports bets but said I was more than welcome to play their casino games (something I don't do).
I found a way to make a profit on every bet arbing by simply taking the odds they offered.
Same with Netbet, I found a way to profit from their odds. Again arbing. I was going all in on every bet at odds of below 1.15. I thought they would see what I was doing and allow it since I was going all in repeatedly and would eventually lose my bankroll to them. They closed my account after about 5 days. They could have had thousands in profit from my account each year but they would rather ban than allow someone to make a profit even with it's within the rules and I would have never withdrawn from them. |
I'm profoundly glad to say I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. | |
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| Gambling ads on 13:31 - Oct 11 with 229 views | J2BLUE |
| Gambling ads on 13:07 - Oct 11 by FBI |
I'm profoundly glad to say I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. |
Er, well done? | |
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