grteM to CanadaPolitics · 1 year agoFaced with a 'torrent' of sports betting ads, this Canadian senator wants national rules to deal with them | CBC Newswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10cross-posted to: canada
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkFaced with a 'torrent' of sports betting ads, this Canadian senator wants national rules to deal with them | CBC Newswww.cbc.cagrteM to CanadaPolitics · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: canada
minus-squareImplyingImplicationslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoYes please. Gambling addiction is a very real and dangerous thing and ads for gambling shouldn’t flood all popular media.
minus-squarePyr_Pressurelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIf gambling ads are regulated than beer and alcohol ads should be as well, which I do think should a thing. Also video games should not be able to sell digital currency to gamble with for loot boxes as it’s no different than gambling with real currency.
Yes please. Gambling addiction is a very real and dangerous thing and ads for gambling shouldn’t flood all popular media.
If gambling ads are regulated than beer and alcohol ads should be as well, which I do think should a thing.
Also video games should not be able to sell digital currency to gamble with for loot boxes as it’s no different than gambling with real currency.