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I think other people have already covered your options well.
I just want to rant about how predatory marketing is under late capitalism. If we had a government that halfway cared about us - and not even in the "cared about our general wellbeing" sense but just the "cared about our cost to the government and potential negative impacts on the community" sense - then they would mandate that all advertising has blanket opt-outs for things that may trigger an addiction spiral such as alcohol or gambling ads.
Would tons of people "exploit" this system to be free of gambling and alcohol ads? Yes. Good. But also wtf is your government doing where you can't even say "Please don't trigger me to spiral into addiction by shoving this shit in my face constantly"?
Sorry that you're going through this. I will there was something I could offer you besides righteous indignation and rants.