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383 points toomuchtodo | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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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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slumberlust ◴[01 Nov 25 12:37 UTC] No.45781172[source]▶
I'd argue sports ruined their own product with ad insertion at every available opportunity (and even creating new opportunities to shove ads at you). If gambling ads were banned, it'd just be something else crammed down our faces.
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1. aleph_minus_one ◴[01 Nov 25 15:12 UTC] No.45782273[source]▶
> I'd argue sports ruined their own product with ad insertion at every available opportunity (and even creating new opportunities to shove ads at you).

Side remark: I love to ridicule that of all things producers of very unhealthy food and beverages (or to put it more directly: producers of foods and drinks that make you fat and thus unathletic) love to sponsor sports events. :-)