It is curious how betting is not only encouraged but positively celebrated by sport and

its institutions.

That's not to say I would put it in quite the same league as smoking - but it feels like it could do with somelightly stiffer regulation.

Posted By: norway on August 3rd 2015 at 12:18:21

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Betting advertising should be treated the same way as smoking. Appalling (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Aug 3, 11:56:59
- Agree but trouble is successive governments see them as (NCFC) - Chopper, Aug 3, 12:53:31
- People have a choice (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 3, 12:43:02
  - Debatable (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:04:11
  - Well, where addictions are concerned, that isn't a given (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 12:48:32
- completely agree! I'm like Victor Meldrew on this subject (NCFC) - ingi, Aug 3, 12:32:09
  - saw a documentary the other day about a guy who's addicted to fruit machines in bookies (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 12:43:36
    - Been watching that. Top bloke from Coral described betting as a bit of fun. Nobody, not (NCFC) - curva nord, Aug 3, 12:57:30
      - It serves as an (expensive and brief) escape from reality for those addicted (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:00:57
    - Well done (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 12:56:20
    - Was FOBTs (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 3, 12:49:55
      - Fat Old Boring Twat's (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 3, 12:59:30
      - "Fixed Odds Betting Terminals"? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 12:51:57
        
        Yes a fruit machine could be describe as that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 3, 13:01:11
        
        Even virutal horse and greyhound races (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:03:35
        
        Yep it's ridiculous who needs real events (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 3, 13:05:40
        
        Just a tax on the poor like the lottery is (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:11:47
        
        and tax on Stella (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 3, 13:19:52
- Loan companies, alcohol, betting, smoking etc etc (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Aug 3, 12:29:53
  - With a Catholic owner, we won't get sponsored by a rubber johnny co. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Aug 3, 12:33:16
- It is curious how betting is not only encouraged but positively celebrated by sport and (NCFC) - norway, Aug 3, 12:18:21
  - I don't like this almost insistence now that sport alone is not enough, got to have a bet (NCFC) - megson, Aug 3, 12:52:46
  - Just as addictive and dangerous (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 12:23:06
    - Gambling can fuck the whole family unit, as much as an old lush can. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Aug 3, 12:27:01
      - everything in moderation (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 3, 12:28:33
        
        Except wrathing (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 12:41:30

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