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dzonga12/08/20241 replyview on HN

i was going to comment on this. gambling ads of all kinds, sky-bet, sky vegas casino + whatever in their hydra form. in depressed places like luton - you see how gambling has destroyed the little that remained.

ban gambling companies from sponsoring sports teams, from being associated with sports teams etc.


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hermitcrab12/08/2024

It is very noticeable that the gambling shops are clustered around the poorest parts of every town.

I grew up near a gambling shop. You would see the punters desparately trying to eek out every last puff on their roll-up cigarettes, while the gambling shop owner would drive up in his Rolls Royce.