Should These Be Stopped?

[TWR]

The ads on TV Regards Gambling etc, as you may have seen this week in you Media, a woman gambled away £6 Million, there is enough hardship around for families & I think these Sites should be shut down, I do understand it's up to the individual to control their habit, but some are very weak, what's your views?

[ummmm]

I would be happy for the Ads to be banned. But...I might be biased because I have personal experience of gambling addiction.

[jackthehat]

We can't ban things just because some people have trouble controlling themselves.

Where would we draw the line?

[jno]

a subscription to Sky Sports would probably double if they didn't have perpetual gambling ads to keep them going

[Retrochic]

I don't think stopping TV ads will stop the problem any more than stopping TV ads for smoking did. On line gambling should be made illegal -full stop. Its too accessible -days gone by you had to physically go into a bookies or a casino -now you can just log on. I hate gambling although no one I know has had a gambling problem,I just think its a total waste of money.

[mccfluff]

i might be wrong but im sure you have complained about the nanny state before.

people have the right to make their own choices, companies have the right to advertise their products

i do think these companies should have stricter controls in place but ultimately if you want to do something you will find a way

[weecalf]

Another thing is lenders .every one in the advert looks pleased they have borrowed money .as if to say great now in debt for the greatest part of the rest of my life .

[Peter Pedant]

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Gambling away 6 mill is her right just as she has a right to vote UKIP.....
if she wants

[Peter Pedant]

yeah look at the The Sheriffs later on this am

" if you have a debt - pay it " said one wisely and he basically is a debt collector

[Elina]

Hi TWR, I hate all kinds of media that give gambling a platform. It's too easy for young people to log on sites privately in a bedroom or on their tablet. What problems are we storing up for the future? I can't help thinking if gambling was less easier to access, fewer would be tempted.

[ummmm]

Years ago it was the arcades...

[Elina]

True ummmm, comes down to self discipline in the end I suppose. I don't remember the arcades giving free bets to tempt you in though?

[Elina]

Gambling on the whole has rocketed due to accessibility via online.

[ummmm]

I agree.

[andy-hughes]

The Labour government adopted a seriously odd attitude to gambling - mooting the idea of 'super casinos' which seems ludicrous for a party based on the working population which, by definition, does not have huge amounts of disposable income.

I would like to see on-line gambling banned.

Yes adults should have responsibility for themselves, but so often, that responsibility is abused or abandoned.

[Baldric]

I'll bet you TWR doesn't gambol!

[Prudie]

Yes I think the ads should certainly be stopped. They seem to particularly target women in the day time. I might even be tempted myself if I was home alone and bored. It's out there for those who want to go looking, no need to shove it in people's faces.

[Ken4155]

Stop the ads by all means, (particularly the one with the annoying Ray Winstone) but why should the majority of responsible on line gamblers (of which i am one) suffer because of the minority of those who cannot control themselves? I have been gambling since my early teens and have been doing so on line for about 6 years and never have i gambled more than i can afford to lose. I feel for those who are affected by this, but, as someone has already asked, 'where do you draw the line?'

[TWR]

Are you still in France Elina? does the same happen there? x

[Elina]

France TWR? No, on the bus coning back from Crumpsall hospital. Do you have me mistaken with someone else? :0)

[TWR]

Ken, the limit should be set at a £100, if further you should prove you have the funds to continue, for some it's drowning, persons like this woman who think they can win with the next one>>next one>>next one, until the next one becomes thousands, this can the end of some poor person's life.