In these discussions I always hear people say it’s not just Australia, it’s the same elsewhere too. I’m traveling in the UK at the moment, and I thought it would be the same, since these betting companies for some bloody reason always have some english or irish accent for the voice over.
But no. I haven’t seen a single ad yet, and I’ve had the TV on in the hotel room almost non-stop. I’m pretty sure there are ads on the sports channels probably. But just watching some random TV shouldn’t bombard me with friggen ladbrokes yelling at me.
I’m in the USA next week, and will be interesting to see if they have any betting ads between their ads for opoids and guns. 🙃
For one, like you say, it’s not even true. Even if it were true, who cares, how about we actually lead in some kind of progressive reform, instead of being a bloody backwater. Do we really want countries like the UK and USA to be our shining light of inspiration??
Politics and media over the last few decades have stunted Aussie and made us think that we cannot stand on our own too feet.
In these discussions I always hear people say it’s not just Australia, it’s the same elsewhere too. I’m traveling in the UK at the moment, and I thought it would be the same, since these betting companies for some bloody reason always have some english or irish accent for the voice over.
But no. I haven’t seen a single ad yet, and I’ve had the TV on in the hotel room almost non-stop. I’m pretty sure there are ads on the sports channels probably. But just watching some random TV shouldn’t bombard me with friggen ladbrokes yelling at me.
I’m in the USA next week, and will be interesting to see if they have any betting ads between their ads for opoids and guns. 🙃
Such a weak argument anyway!
For one, like you say, it’s not even true. Even if it were true, who cares, how about we actually lead in some kind of progressive reform, instead of being a bloody backwater. Do we really want countries like the UK and USA to be our shining light of inspiration??
Politics and media over the last few decades have stunted Aussie and made us think that we cannot stand on our own too feet.
Iirc gambling ads are banned in the UK. Doesn’t stop every low rent area having heaps of betting shops.