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. 

IvanOpinion

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.

IvanOpinion

BTW I agree about too many gambling adverts on the media.
Just waiting for the ambulance chasers to create lawsuits for those that have lost money (because it is always everybody else's fault).

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. 

IvanOpinion

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?

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!