Is the same data playing out in Europe? I have not gotten the sense that it's particularly bad over here. But then again sports betting has never been illegal anywhere in Europe at all to my knowledge, there is however incredibly high restriction upon advertising it which is closer to cigarettes levels of restrictions. I can not remember the last time I saw an advertisement for gambling that wasn't because I was in an american space.

I suspect you don't need to ban the industry, much like smoking you need to eliminate the advertising and culture surrounding it.

[–] fox@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's illegal but there's still floods of ads for it because Google et al dont give a fuck

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

While that is bad, it is nothing compared to America that has gambling ads throughout our sports programming. Not just ads for the platforms, but actual odds and stuff interspersed throughout the broadcast (some channels and sports are worse than others). If I had a gambling problem, I don't see how seeing literal odds for a bet I could make then and there on my phone every single time I try to watch sports would be easy.

Of course its now in news, with CNN interspersing Kalshi odds into their broadcasts