Is UK alcohol advertising (or permitted consumption) policy now led by the knowledge that a small number of drinkers or those having to abstain, are alcoholics ?Not a disaster - gambling ruins the lives of many and it seems to be advertised very heavily despite all the "bet responsibly" stuff
As a recovering compulsive gambler, I can tell you gambling is a killer too. I know boys who’ve successfully taken their own life as a result and others who’ve tried and thankfully failed to take their own life.Remember when they did it with smoking adverts and finished snooker.
Smoking that is actually a killer and now prohibited indoors in public.
For millions of people choosing to have a bet with their own money, a legal past time is not the same as smoking.
Anyone agreeing with this is agreeing with the start of being told what you can and cant spend your money on. Both in terms of what on and how much. That’s where this is going with betting in the UK.
I notice they are still quite content telling people the money we all lost on the lottery pays for Olympic medals and is a beautiful thing. Can it not pay for our own football team ?
This post says everything that needs saying on the subject. We should not be financing these dealers in misery.The issue I, and a lot of politicians, have is the behaviour of the betting firms towards lucrative/problem (delete as applicable) gamblers.
Betting firms have "VIP" teams that reach out to people with gambling problems, and do all they can to keep that revenue rolling in, regardless of affordability.
Haven't made as many bets this month? "Here's a £200 bonus in your account".
Lost £10k with us this year? "Here's tickets to the FA Cup Final, now remember, we're the only people that that look after you. Have a free £100 bet while you're there".
Look at their predatory methods with the FOBTs. Quite happy for people (usually on low incomes with cash in their pocket) to lose hundreds of pounds a minute, and lobbied like crazy for them to be able to continue doing it. Threatened shops closing etc etc.
This nonsense of "when the fun stops, stop". It's not as easy as that when you've just lost your week's wage and you need to go back to your family and explain. Or do you gamble more and try and get out your slump. Also "loss limits" being advertised as if it's a good thing. "limit how much money we can take from you".
The sooner we get away from providing a platform for these companies, the better. If people want to gamble, they can gamble. It isn't stopping it happening, just stopping the advertising of it which may bring in new, potential problem gamblers with the promise of big riches on this new Cleopatra slot game crap, or drag back people with problems that may be doing everything in their willpower to stay away from.
Warburtons bread raised a lot of extra dough too, and they didn’t even sponsor us!!McEwans sales went through the roof when they signed with us.
LESS LIKELY AT THIS STAGE.REVEALED: No more betting firms to sponsor front of football shirts
EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: A wider ban on betting advertising in sport - including pitchside hoardings and TV commercials - is under consideration but is less likely at this stage.www.dailymail.co.uk
Despite no definitive link between such advertising and problematic behavior, the moralists have made the case and it seems the government has fallen in line.
Same way VirginBet are not owned by Virgin, they just pay to use the name as its a globally recognised brand name that people are more likely to trust.Sky sold Sky bet a few years ago, the name is just licensed now.
Same owner as Paddy Power and Betfair now for anybody interested.Sky sold Sky bet a few years ago, the name is just licensed now.
Is anyone else going to comment on why David Coverdale wrote that article?
Well I suppose Whitesnake aren't touring much these days.
When the season ticket got you into the old social club it was McEwans only! vileI have never used any of the companies or products that have appeared on our shirts.
They won’t be happy til only plant based food companies can sponsor teams.REVEALED: No more betting firms to sponsor front of football shirts
EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: A wider ban on betting advertising in sport - including pitchside hoardings and TV commercials - is under consideration but is less likely at this stage.www.dailymail.co.uk
Despite no definitive link between such advertising and problematic behavior, the moralists have made the case and it seems the government has fallen in line.
Don't think any Chunt drank McEwans Lager!I never bought double glazing when CR Smith sponsored us and I certainly never drank McEwans Lager
Well said Rab.Good - there is an utter epidemic of young people in particular getting into all kinds of debt problems because gambling is so accessible.
Football clubs promoting the gambling companies is a a significant element of how normalised gambling is.
I’m not one for mollycoddling people or society but when there is something that is clearly contributing to a bad outcome then you need to take some action.
The Variety Bar in Sauchiehall St used to serve a superb pint of chilled to perfection McEwans Lager over twenty five years ago. Back in the days when Graeme Park used to dj every Sunday night.Don't think any Chunt drank McEwans Lager!
That's nothing new, in fact you could go way back to people going in with their pay packet and losing the lot, this before advertising was plastered all over shirts.Not a disaster - gambling ruins the lives of many and it seems to be advertised very heavily despite all the "bet responsibly" stuff
As a student i worked for Ladbrokes - put me off gambling seeing people lose their wages the day they got them
That's nothing new, in fact you could go way back to people going in with their pay packet and losing the lot, this before advertising was plastered all over shirts.
Lets face it, gambling was illegal for long enough till the govt decided it was a hopeless case. Much like drugs are these days.
One of my mates got into the online slots just before he bought his house. Started off doing £2 spins and eventually over the course of a week, he was doing £20 automated spins using the deposit for the house. He wasn't even doing anything but pressing a button and the screen went crazy.It wasn’t as easy then though. Now you can get up at 7am and have your entire wage blown before the shops open. You can gamble from on the bus, getting your hair trimmed.
One of my mates got into the online slots just before he bought his house. Started off doing £2 spins and eventually over the course of a week, he was doing £20 automated spins using the deposit for the house. He wasn't even doing anything but pressing a button and the screen went crazy.
Some days he would say he was up £6k, the next day he was down £3k. Tried to justify it and kept going going on about how much money he would be up if he just kept at it, "You've got to have the balls to bet big". Not sure how much he eventually lost, but he did talk about almost losing the full deposit.
That's someone who had no real interest in gambling constantly, and just decided to give the online slots a go and it very nearly ruined him in a matter of weeks. With it being online, there is no "I'm handing over cash" realisation and it's far too easy to spend far more than you ordinarily would in a shop.
Never seen them! Would be excellent to find that.Remember the cans with the club crest on them
My dad uses to drink mcewans all the time
I was so staunch I installed CR Smith double glazing while drinking McEwans Lager. I am no longer in the double glazing industry.I never bought double glazing when CR Smith sponsored us and I certainly never drank McEwans Lager
Where is this barber bus?It wasn’t as easy then though. Now you can get up at 7am and have your entire wage blown before the shops open. You can gamble from on the bus, getting your hair trimmed.
Here we go again.Know it's been said, but can't stop laughing at the idea of David Coverdale actually sitting there writing this totally random article in the still of the night
Will it be good if we can’t make as much money from alternative sponsors because drama queens like you don’t like the wee tagline at the bottom of a sponsor?Good.
Hope it signals the ending of our current shirt sponsor and their hideous logo's.
Where is this barber bus?
It could kill two birds with one stone for me.
Good riddance. The normalisation of gambling through sport is a disgrace.REVEALED: No more betting firms to sponsor front of football shirts
EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: A wider ban on betting advertising in sport - including pitchside hoardings and TV commercials - is under consideration but is less likely at this stage.www.dailymail.co.uk
Despite no definitive link between such advertising and problematic behavior, the moralists have made the case and it seems the government has fallen in line.
Any wean that daft is doomed anywayI agree with other measures/actions drawing us towards a nanny state,
but you have to consider the unspoken thoughts in kids heads as they
start following football
"why are gambling and booze logos bigger than our wee badge, surely our badge is more important dad/mum coz thats about football, should I gamble
when I grow up, will it make me a better footballer?"