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383 points toomuchtodo | 6 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.868s | source | bottom
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shipman05 ◴[01 Nov 25 00:43 UTC] No.45778266[source]▶
It feels like banning advertising for gambling would be a sweet spot between harm reduction and maintaining individual liberty.

Sports gambling ads have ruined sports media. State lottery ads are even worse. The government should not spend money to encourage its own citizens to partake in harmful activities.

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wombatpm ◴[01 Nov 25 03:28 UTC] No.45779037[source]▶
Tax advertising for gambling? Require all advertising for gambling to go through a state agency? There is lots a state can do besides banning.
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cael450 ◴[01 Nov 25 03:57 UTC] No.45779142[source]▶
Yeah but banning them is the right thing to do. Why would you have a state agency review gambling ads?
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1. hsbauauvhabzb ◴[01 Nov 25 05:55 UTC] No.45779537[source]▶
I imagine outright banning would create a fairly large grey market. The objective should be harm reduction, as eradication would be basically impossible.
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2. margalabargala ◴[01 Nov 25 06:33 UTC] No.45779664[source]▶
The discussion is about banning the advertising of gambling, not gambling itself.

There won't be a large grey market for advertisements.

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3. mlrtime ◴[01 Nov 25 11:35 UTC] No.45780872[source]▶
Wanna bet?

Try regulating that on the internet, or walk down a construction sight in Manhattan, there are illegal ads all over.

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4. hobofan ◴[01 Nov 25 12:23 UTC] No.45781095{3}[source]▶
There is big difference in signaling of social acceptability with advertising existing e.g. as main sponsor of the superbowl vs. existing as Stake logos on social media videos.
5. margalabargala ◴[01 Nov 25 14:45 UTC] No.45782014{3}[source]▶
I think we just disagree about the definition of "large" in this context.

The market for what you mention is less than 1% the legal market.

6. dghlsakjg ◴[01 Nov 25 17:51 UTC] No.45783710{3}[source]▶
Easily solved.

If someone shows the regulator an ad for fanduel that shouldn't exist, they pull their permit to operate.

We have already seen that you can ban ads pretty effectively. I can't remember the last time I saw a cigarette ad, hell, where I live you can't even display them openly in stores, I can't even recall the last time I saw a cigarette logo.

I have yet to see any 'grey market' cigarette ads.