1 in 5 adverts on the radio are gambling, it's horrendous.

Albermarle

I agree the number of gambling ads is atrocious, more so if you also watch certain tv chnnels.

The number of gambling ads pails into insignificance compared to the number of ads for funeral/cremation plans.
I presume advertising in the daytime, or on the less watched channels, must be pretty cheap, but some of these companies must be paying for at least a hundred ads every day. It must be a very profitable business !

horsewithnoname

Albermarle said:

I agree the number of gambling ads is atrocious, more so if you also watch certain tv chnnels.

The number of gambling ads pails into insignificance compared to the number of ads for funeral/cremation plans.
I presume advertising in the daytime, or on the less watched channels, must be pretty cheap, but some of these companies must be paying for at least a hundred ads every day. It must be a very profitable business !

No one gets addicted to funerals though, do they?

RogerPensionGuy

Reference a post on here about various gambling checks & balances. 

I know people who are working crazy crazy hours to feed their gambling habits and are getting/got themselves in long term trouble unless they achieve better results soon.

Gambling is okay and fun if in balance, but when it gets out of hand, it can be horrible.

I still think TV & Radio adverts should clearly post the income & and prizes percentages so people can easily see how bad the odds can be or are. 

onomatopoeia99

I find the most expiditious way to reduce the number of gambling adverts I hear on the radio is to listen to Radio 4.  100% effective, and I recommend it to anyone (except when "You and yours" is on).

Emmia

IvanOpinion said:

More to the point is why do they insist on putting sanitary towels ads on when I am trying to eat my dinner.
At least they used to use blue liquid, now it is red.

It's more realistic, frankly the change is overdue!

Rich1976

IvanOpinion said:

More to the point is why do they insist on putting sanitary towels ads on when I am trying to eat my dinner.
At least they used to use blue liquid, now it is red.

Ugh yes they drive me mad. How many adverts do we need to see in one week about products preventing leakages is beyond me. 

Emmia

IvanOpinion said:

Emmia said:

IvanOpinion said:

More to the point is why do they insist on putting sanitary towels ads on when I am trying to eat my dinner.
At least they used to use blue liquid, now it is red.

It's more realistic, frankly the change is overdue!

That is what you took out of my post?????
I was more focussed on the timing bit.
What's next someone sitting on the loo wiping their bum and then showing uis the toilet tissue saying "Andrex removes more and polishes better' - all while I am trying to eat my pie, chips and gravy?

I think the blue liquid has clearly sanitised for you what is / has been a fact of life for a large part of the population. I'm pleased that there is a switch from blue to red. Sanitary/ incontinence product adverts are better than gambling though, no one is going to get addicted to pads and tampons.

You can also opt not to eat whilst watching the box too!

Murphybear

IvanOpinion said:

More to the point is why do they insist on putting sanitary towels ads on when I am trying to eat my dinner.
At least they used to use blue liquid, now it is red.

You could always turn the tv off while eating your dinner if you don’t like the ads. 

Vectis

Murphybear said:

IvanOpinion said:

More to the point is why do they insist on putting sanitary towels ads on when I am trying to eat my dinner.
At least they used to use blue liquid, now it is red.

You could always turn the tv off while eating your dinner if you don’t like the ads. 

And, going full circle back to the op, turn off the radio or choose a different station if you don't like what's being broadcast.

Btw, I've never heard a gambling advert on the radio, unless you count the competitions that many of them run.

I've never understood the idea of banning anything and everything because just a tiny minority of people have a problem with it. How far, exactly, should we take that? At the end of the day, if people are determined to gamble excessively (or drink excessively, or do drugs, or pay for !!!!!! sites or anything else) they'll do it anyway.

Ditzy_Mitzy

Emmia said:

SneakySpectator said:

powerspowers said:

I agree the number of gambling ads is atrocious, more so if you also watch certain tv chnnels. I find it hard to say something is personal choice when you are surrounded by constant messages to gamble (but make sure you do so responsibly!). I have younger brothers into sports and both struggled with gambling in the late teens. It’s completely normalised and pervasive. 

If you are struggling with it, could you change radio stations or put a playlist on? If it’s more that you think it’s wrong, you could write to your MP but I don’t think you’ll make much difference.  

I'm not struggling with it, I never gamble. But I know people who have been affected by it. 

Saying "always gamble responsibly" is like telling a drug addict to "always use responsibly".

Telling those who're addicted to gambling to gamble responsibly is pointless.

Unfortunately you're howling into the wind on this one. I agree gambling is a nasty pernicious life ruining industry, but banning it will simply drive it underground. Banning the ads, won't stop people gambling either.

All you can do is switch stations.

I agree regarding the matter of radio stations.  Indeed, I only ever listen to the BBC, either at home or whilst out driving my old-school, early 2000s banger.  

Where I'm less inclined to concur, however, is with the matter of the ineffectiveness of gambling regulation and/or banning the practice completely.  Yes, there would be some who would make the effort to continue playing games for money if gambling were to be banned, but they would be a hardcore minority.  The real problem is with those who aren't hardcore gamblers and only do it because the pursuit is freely and easily available.  Doris next door who plays internet bingo whilst sitting on the sofa after dinner is less than likely to want to carry on gambling if to do so requires going out at midnight to a smoke-filled gaming den up a rubbish-strewn alley.  

I think this one is about reducing harm to many, rather than stamping out the problem entirely.  Admittedly, prohibition didn't work in the States, but the two aren't analogous.  There isn't a substitute for the social aspects of drinking, but there are myriad ways of wasting time on the internet that aren't gambling.  

If I were in charge, I'd probably start by restricting gambling to licensed premises only - casinos, clubs and betting shops.  Taking it out of the home would be of huge benefit.