Voices describe family-wide harm from betting addiction
5 Sep 10 10:45 AM · 13d ago · 22 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 6
Commenters emphasize that gambling's destructive effects ripple through families faster than smoking, citing secondhand impact on dependents. One reports a high school student driven to suicidality by betting losses.
“A neighbor has a a high school child that is suicidal over their losses. To lose everything at 17….. is sad beyond measure.”
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Peter Thiel Alleged owner of PolymarketEric and Don Jr. Alleged owners of Kalshi
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like professional atheletes pumping NFTs back in the day, and Crypto exchanges?
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Yup .. cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, betting, junk food, etc. .. the advertising rules should be the same for all harmful addictions.
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And the “second hand smoke” effect is much sooner on families.
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Agree! I was telling my husband yesterday that I clicked on an article about a woman who stole $100k from an elderly nursing home patient and she used it to gamble online. When I clicked on it, up pops an ad…FOR ONLINE GAMBLING! 🤔🤔
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And the barrage of GLP1 commercials. Remember when subscribing to “premium channels” would eliminate commercials? Now you pay per channel AND still get commercials.
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If I had a gambling problem, these advertisements would push me over the edge.
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They are really close to being banned in Canada. We are a few years ahead with sports gambling legalization. I imagine you all will catch up soon and they will be banned in both countries
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It'll just take the right people, writing the right legislation. Give it time, you'll start seeing it become a concern when rich white men start losing all their savings on it.
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Because back when they banned cigarette commercials republicans cared about more than just power and money. Now they are just a bunch of soulless ghouls * (* not hyperbole)
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Actually, they have limitations on advertising in college sports. I don't think the ads can be in internal commercial breaks, just adjacencies. These are NCAA rules
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Why aren't their commercials on during the news???? That's the big Kalshi & the polymarket target it's supposed to be designed for
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Excellent . And I am so tired of all the Congressional hearings on the gambling curse sweeping across the land. (what hearings?)
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I was at a public golf course and saw 4-5 kids, obviously 13-15 years old making bets via the app, talking about betting lines
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The govt fools spend time arresting ppl for smoking a doobie while gambling addiction is ruining countless lives.
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Amurricans always do the right thing…..but only after trying everything else first. Alas.
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once manufacturers could hit the airwaves to sing about their drugs, it was all over
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100% agree. Smoking, liquor, and gambling do not belong on tv and subway billboards
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Monied interests with a powerful lobby. Thankfully, I'm impervious to all of that.
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