Just minutes after the first bounce in a round one AFL game, families watching on free-to-air television were exposed to more than 70 gambling ads – and all before 8pm.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/01/we-know-the-community-is-over-it-how-self-regulation-of-gambling-ads-came-unstuck-minutes-into-an-afl-game

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[–] GinAndJuche@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As much as I love poker, gambling shouldn’t be a legal business. It should only be something buddies do around a kitchen table. Casinos just exploit people with addictive personality.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its disgusting how they've legalized this completely parasitic industry. Lots of casinos in my area opened very early into covid and their parking lots were always packed.

[–] GinAndJuche@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

Tragic