You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: Rooney, FFP, Fiddling and Gambling............A review of the Rooney transfer
the ultimate in tacky and crass commercialism.
But that's the whole of pro football, isn't it?
There are so many ads on this page, I'm having a hard time seeing enough of the reply box to see what I'm writing.
Yes, the advertising on here has now reached an intrusive level but in the case of football, I have issues with the Gambling Industry and their hold on the game.
They are advertising to kids who make up a huge percentage of supporters and viewers and gambling can be a destructive trigger for people with even very minor mental health issues. Sweet and snack advertising is controlled, cigarette advertising is banned and alcohol advertising is limited.
There are so many double standards at play, perhaps including my own as the money involved these days I find disgusting but yet I still want to support my team.
I just think a man with known gambling issues selling himself to a gambling company is an extremely poor choice.
Sorry, I missed those implications.
You're right - I found myself in a few weird conversations a few years ago when Tony Blair thought that super casinos were the way to enable regeneration of run-down areas. Gordon Brown put a stop to that, thank goodness.
Have a pile of tokens and thanks for dropping in lol :-)
Thank you :)