Ontario considering restricting Gambling Advertising

[Boges]

21 hours ago, impartialobserver said:

Maybe but there is that word.. "possible". If I am going to put my money on something, I want something with far greater chance of returning a profit than betting on sports or gambling. 

The thing about Gambling is that betting on the likely outcomes produces paltry returns. 

This is why, most betting involves point spreads. It's not enough to predict a win, you have to predict how much a team will win by. 

It's all in the House's favour, but people actually think they're smart enough to beat the house.

[BeaverFever]

On 5/22/2023 at 3:23 PM, CdnFox said:

Y

Reminds me of when bob rae passed a law to shut down stores on sundays (back in those days the sabbath was still a topic).  But he allowed casinos.

The joke at the time was a picture of him  saying  "I won't have the people of the province shopping for satan on sunday when they should be gambling for god and gov't". 

 

So the ban on Sunday shopping predates Bob Rae by a few decades and various forms of it date back to the 1800’s federally and in Ontario. It’s true that Rae initially vowed to uphold the ban because labour unions were against it (their fear was that it would lead to a return to the six-day work week) but it was ultimately Bob Rae’s government who repealed the ban and stores first legally opened in Ontario on Sunday June 7 1992

Edited May 26, 2023 by BeaverFever

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, BeaverFever said:

So the ban on Sunday shopping predates Bob Rae by a few decades and various forms of it date back to the 1800’s federally and in Ontario. It’s true that Rae initially vowed to uphold the ban because labour unions were against it

So i was right.  So what's your point.

1 hour ago, BeaverFever said:

(their fear was that it would lead to a return to the six-day work week) but it was ultimately Bob Rae’s government who repealed the ban and stores first legally opened in Ontario on Sunday June 7 1992

So - sometime after the time i talked about something else happened.

Ok - thanks for that i guess.

[BeaverFever]

38 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

So i was right.  So what's your point.

So - sometime after the time i talked about something else happened.

Ok - thanks for that i guess.

No, Rae did not “pass a law to shut down stores on Sunday”. The law was there for decades before him and he removed it. 

[CdnFox]

47 minutes ago, BeaverFever said:

No, Rae did not “pass a law to shut down stores on Sunday”. The law was there for decades before him and he removed it. 

Rrrrriiiiiigggghhttt.

You're an !diot kid.

[Boges]

Follow-up. They are going ban Gambling advertising with celebrities. 

https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-banning-online-gambling-commercials-featuring-athletes-and-celebrities-1.6539223

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The ACGO argues that a ban on the use of athletes and celebrity endorsements would “help safeguard children and youth who can be particularly susceptible to such advertising content.”

 

[CdnFox]

2 minutes ago, Boges said:

Follow-up. They are going ban Gambling advertising with celebrities. 

https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-banning-online-gambling-commercials-featuring-athletes-and-celebrities-1.6539223

 

well. problem sovled then  

[Guest]

17 hours ago, CdnFox said:

well. problem sovled then  

At least kids will be spared. But that image of that person hovering over 200 lottery tickets that are all losers, with a shotgun nearby, can be allowed to continue. 

The amount of people that commit suicide at hotels near casinos (or due to financial issues stemming from gambling addiction), is not published because of news bans, but if you research, can be found.

The reality, is lotto spots and liquor spots crowd poor neighborhoods for a reason. 

You will crowd areas that will generate you the most revenue.

Generate you loyal revenue streams from people likeliest to be addicted to the dream of winning big, but unaware how things are stacked against them. It then becomes an additional tax on the poor.

 

[impartialobserver]

On 5/24/2023 at 6:58 AM, Boges said:

The thing about Gambling is that betting on the likely outcomes produces paltry returns. 

This is why, most betting involves point spreads. It's not enough to predict a win, you have to predict how much a team will win by. 

It's all in the House's favour, but people actually think they're smart enough to beat the house.

Being in a city where gambling is legal and somewhat ubiquitous.. I see that person who thinks that they can outsmart the casino often. I want to tell them that they are braindead but why rob them of some joy. Yes, they will lose money and have less joy in the future but at present... they are enjoying themselves. 

[Nationalist]

Good idea. Were it up to me ads for gambling would be banned.

Edited September 13, 2023 by Nationalist

[Gtechalax]

Gambling can definitely be super addictive, and sometimes it feels like all these ads make it look way too glamorous without showing the downsides. I think there’s got to be a middle ground somewhere.