'Bigger issue than doping': Canada flirting with disaster amid growth of legalized sports gambling | CBC News
'Bigger issue than doping': Canada flirting with disaster amid growth of legalized sports gambling | CBC News
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Fully agreed that the sports betting ads are out of control and need to be toned down / regulated.
But the REAL problem I have is with how - in just one year or so - gambling has invaded all sports broadcast. The intermission panels are talking about odds, live odds appear during the game, talking heads mentioning how much X dollars could would make if placed on team Y to win right now etc etc.
Even if you try to avoid the commercials, that content gets to you. And if you have a gambling problem, do you just accept that you can't watch sports at all without risk of being exposed to that?
We treat all other addictive properties with heavy regulation about exposure to the general public. Gambling should be no exception.
very well said. I can't imagine any enjoyment watching sports if you struggled with gambling addiction
I don't have a gambling problem and I've stopped watching hockey because of the constant gambling ads. It's completely unwatchable for me now.