• WalkingCloud@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    That is genuinely disgusting.

    The way he says he ‘finally’ landed a tv job too, sounds pretty gutting.

  • TimingEzaBitch@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    gambling addition is nothing compared to gambling multiplication. Don’t even get me started on gambling exponentiation.

  • orcawatch@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Fuck this, his analysis is great too - seen him on inside spurs and he talks really well, would make a great pundit

  • mattwalsh25@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    This is shameful of both bet365 and the TV company in question for bending to them.

    Moments like this really show betting companies really don’t give 2 shits about the responsible gambling campaigns and only about £

  • mtb443@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    May be unpopular opinion but i dont mind sin companies from advertising, as long as they concede that people are able to talk about them in a healthy way.

    Steven Caulker should absolutely be able to talk about gambling addiction while Bet365 is a sponsor, just like an alcoholic or religious person can say they dont drink with Heineken as a sponsor.

    Rejecting something that exists in the world completely is unhealthy. You need to be able to talk about it. So if the rules of the game prevented any right for sin companies to react if somebody says something against them, im all for it.

  • masterflex11@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It’s abhorrent that gambling companies have their clutches deeply embedded in the sport. Youngsters are growing up with the perception that gambling is a normalised activity. This sets a perilous precedent.

    I’ve personally grappled with a gambling addiction. Believing that one can simply “stop” is akin to telling a heroin addict to abruptly cease using the needle. It’s an illness, and certain personality types are more susceptible to it.

    I popped a bottle of champagne the day the maximum bet for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) was capped at £2 per spin. By then, I had overcome my addiction, but I knew many who frequented these machines and lost substantial sums. The government’s sluggishness in updating regulations underscores the deep entanglement of gambling firms in politics. The decision to limit bets was straightforward, yet these bookmakers contended, “But the average person only loses £20 an hour,” which is complete nonsense. A mere visit to a betting shop at that time revealed the rampant nature of gambling addiction. I’ve seen numerous instances where individuals, in frustration, smashed FOBT machines, and the staff hardly reacted, seldom even calling the police.

    Nevertheless, online gambling remains largely unregulated. Individuals can still easily wager up to £1,000 per spin on roulette from their own homes. It’s alarming how many might be struggling with addiction in private.

    Gambling should be drastically curtailed in terms of its advertising, particularly in relation to sports, and online gambling needs to be either banned or stringently regulated to prevent people from falling into this trap. Football, in particular, should sever its extensive ties with gambling. Even if this leads to financial losses for the sport, it would be a sacrifice for a commendable cause. Perhaps then footballers won’t receive such exorbitant salaries.