UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers - eviltoast
    • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works
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      13 days ago

      Please also include all the bullshit random toys, card games, loot boxes, and other garbage people like to pretend are not gambling.

    • tempest@lemmy.ca
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      13 days ago

      So recently our local government relaxed the rules on sports betting / advertising. It’s now everywhere. When you go to see our local MLB team the stadium is coated in bright LEDs advertising bet dot com.

    • ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk
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      13 days ago

      Now gambling firms have ads that tell you not to use them.

      I’m wouldn’t mind if it was “you have increased your limit once today, you can’t do that for 48 hours now” then 60, then 120, or something. But no, it’s just “set limits”, that you can change whenever you want…