Given their fame and the amount of influence these guys have, I partly agree that they shouldn't partake in any activity promoting and advertising gambling. Though their target market is obviously the adults which can gamble, there is no way that they can control what the youngsters can see online or in the TV. Most of the time when young people see their idols advertise something, they tend to want it, or copy whatever it is that their idol is doing because they think it can make them look cool. Then again it's really a controversial law because it only targets the gambling sector and not other sectors which may also have a negative effect on the young population (liquors, tobacco-based stuff, etc.)
I very much agree with your opinion, in fact games of chance, sports companies around the world have as their main measure to accept adults, from 18 years of age you are an adult in my country, I do not know if they differ from other countries that the age of majority begins at 21.
For me the biggest of all the problems is that they are attacking the business model under which casinos and sports betting are also supported and it is through influencers, some athletes are influencers without them proposing it, just imagine a Messi or a CR7 on a casino platform that will attract almost all players, so I think the point is a bit tricky, it is to speculate on a business model that is developing much more currently.
Despite of the ban, many gambling sites are smart enough to trick the governing bodies.
I don't know about other countries, but in my countries I see many celebrities and sports stars do advertisements for the gambling sites.
And guess what , how the sites are doing this ?
They simply claim that the site is not about gambling, it's a lottery and fantasy platform, for which the celebrities are advertising.
This helps them to promote their gambling site among large scale audience and make huge money.
Yes. I understand what you mean, normally the countries that have prohibited gambling and everything related to casinos usually do that kind of thing, but the business model is so good that it is very difficult to get rid of everything, it is because of them that in Sometimes they don't say bets, but they change it to "you can win" or simply in some type of advertising they can say that there are options to earn money thinking, and that's how you enter, I know because I live in a country that for a long time was Gambling was prohibited and that was the way to enter some sites and operate without saying the words like "gambling".