Ontario bans online gambling commercials featuring athletes and celebrities

[DrJockitch]

5 hours ago, Alflives said:

Do you remember the Esso and Tony the Tiger adds? Vintage cool. Gambling is up there with smoking for bad news. 
I’m only guessing but likely young guys think gambling is cool, considering the marketing it’s getting. 

Wayne and Pronger. Ain’t the young guys they are aiming at, it is us.

[BCNeil]

5 hours ago, Whaleroad Train said:

I can see a real problem with definitions with this.  How big of a known person in the media do you need to be to win the definition of "celebrity".  Also does a retired athlete count as an athlete?  I could see some smart marketing people pushing boundaries with this one.

I was thinking the same thing.  Gretzky retired in 1999.  Can the Ontario government really legally prevent him from working for a legal industry?

[DrJockitch]

19 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:

I think everyone understands that. Hopefully they can see from the visceral reaction here that people are sick of being beaten over the head with this.

 

I'd rather hear about Rybelsus for the 1000th time. 

Drug adds are so cheesy it is comical. Gambling adds are just frustrating. 

[DrJockitch]

Just now, BCNeil said:

I was thinking the same thing.  Gretzky retired in 1999.  Can the Ontario government really legally prevent him from working for a legal industry?

It also seems that by saying celebrities can’t do it, does that mean they can’t have actors act in commercials?  
Doug Ford writes lazy policy typically.

[Alflives]

5 hours ago, DrJockitch said:

Wayne and Pronger. Ain’t the young guys they are aiming at, it is us.

Older guys are too conservative to be lured into heavy gambling. It’s the younger ones (boys really) who are the ones to get hooked. 

[Coconuts]

6 hours ago, Alflives said:

Older guys are too conservative to be lured into heavy gambling. It’s the younger ones (boys really) who are the ones to get hooked. 

Walk into a casino, most of the folks there ain't gonna be young men 

[King Heffy]

5 minutes ago, Coconuts said:

Walk into a casino, most of the folks there ain't gonna be young men 

Doesn't even need to be a casino; look at who's spending hours playing Keno at the lotto booth.

[Bounce000]

Jesse Pinkman found a honest gig working bet365, now he’s going to go back to roots as a drug dealer.

[cripplereh]

I'll bet it doesn't go Canada wide.

[Wise Guy]

I worked in a casino and saw all the negative aspects of gambling, it steals your money, your friends and family and sometimes even your life.

[gwarrior]

Gotta love the add's. All the sports betting crap "only available in Ontario". Then why is it on my TV in B.C.?!!

[Gurn]

33 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said:

they assert that there is only one official online gambling site that is legal in BC

And yet nothing is done about shutting the others down.

Unless they are talking about the 'official' part as being the -one.

 

In which case- who deemed it the official site, and did the government get some form of compensation for declaring  it as such?

[-DLC-]

Here's the thing...gambling's like a lot of other things that can be addictive and potentially ruin lives.

 

Not everyone who gambles will have a negative experience. Those who can control it can use it as some enjoyment and entertainment. We gamble...horses, poker, etc. I was brought up around sensible gambling and learned to do it that way. Basically, take what you can afford to lose...think of it as spending money as you would if you went to a bar, restaurant, whatever.

 

Prepare to lose that money. If you win, that old "know when to walk away" comes into play. It's not the norm to win so if you do, consider yourself lucky. Unless it is a game of poker where knowing the game comes into play. Reading other players, etc. (my Mom was good...played for 50 years and learned to take the losses as part of the deal).

 

Does it suck some people in and destroy lives? Sure, it can. But so do other things if not done in moderation or responsibly. It's people who start to lose then "chase" a win...keep going when they should pack it in and call it a day. A lesson hard learned.

 

I hate the ads and think they're overkill. I agree that there really shouldn't be gambling ads at all...but we have ads for alcohol despite all the problems it causes.

 

But gambling as a whole has been around a long time and if you partake be ready to lose rather than expect to win and you'll be fine. Know your limit stay within it is precisely how it should be done.

[King Heffy]

4 hours ago, -DLC- said:

Here's the thing...gambling's like a lot of other things that can be addictive and potentially ruin lives.

 

Not everyone who gambles will have a negative experience. Those who can control it can use it as some enjoyment and entertainment. We gamble...horses, poker, etc. I was brought up around sensible gambling and learned to do it that way. Basically, take what you can afford to lose...think of it as spending money as you would if you went to a bar, restaurant, whatever.

 

Prepare to lose that money. If you win, that old "know when to walk away" comes into play. It's not the norm to win so if you do, consider yourself lucky. Unless it is a game of poker where knowing the game comes into play. Reading other players, etc. (my Mom was good...played for 50 years and learned to take the losses as part of the deal).

 

Does it suck some people in and destroy lives? Sure, it can. But so do other things if not done in moderation or responsibly. It's people who start to lose then "chase" a win...keep going when they should pack it in and call it a day. A lesson hard learned.

 

I hate the ads and think they're overkill. I agree that there really shouldn't be gambling ads at all...but we have ads for alcohol despite all the problems it causes.

 

But gambling as a whole has been around a long time and if you partake be ready to lose rather than expect to win and you'll be fine. Know your limit stay within it is precisely how it should be done.

I think online is so much harder for people to have that self control though.  There's a difference between taking cash to the casino and leaving the cards at home and having an online account with 24/7 access linked directly to a credit card.  It's still possible to gamble responsibly, but it's much more challenging compared to what I grew up with.

[-DLC-]

8 hours ago, King Heffy said:

I think online is so much harder for people to have that self control though.  There's a difference between taking cash to the casino and leaving the cards at home and having an online account with 24/7 access linked directly to a credit card.  It's still possible to gamble responsibly, but it's much more challenging compared to what I grew up with.

You're right for sure. I don't online gamble (except freerolls in poker if/when they have them) so I hadn't considered that. Good points, yep. 

 

For sure it's a different deal.

[Down by the River]

It is interesting that Ontario recognizes the issues with celebrity-endorsed online gambling enough to the point that they are banning ads... but this hasn't stopped them from advertising their own scratch & win tickets during Blue Jays broadcasts.

[Master Mind]

2 hours ago, Down by the River said:

It is interesting that Ontario recognizes the issues with celebrity-endorsed online gambling enough to the point that they are banning ads... but this hasn't stopped them from advertising their own scratch & win tickets during Blue Jays broadcasts.

This is just Dougie doing something to help his image. Based on this thread, it's working.

 

The changes he made last year around online gambling for Ontario were far more damaging overall.

[JoGuitar]

They should ban gambling ads on Television nation wide IMO. 

[Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw]

On 9/11/2023 at 8:28 PM, Master Mind said:

This is just Dougie doing something to help his image. Based on this thread, it's working.

 

The changes he made last year around online gambling for Ontario were far more damaging overall.

That's because most of us probably don't live in Ontario.  Doug's got a serious, serious scandal on his hands.  This little announcement isn't going to help his current reputation one iota.

[D-Money]

I don't gamble strictly as a matter of principle, never have. So for myself, the ads don't bother me more than any other product shilled that I have no interest in. But they are invasive enough that I avoid watching a live game with my kids around.

 

Fortunately, I have a solution that works for me. I don't watch the games live. I start them an hour after, and skip any commercials, and a lot of the intermission junk. I'm live by the end of the game, but the kids are usually in bed by then.