Something caught my attention lately and I haven't been able to shake it out of my mind. It is this topic, but I don't know if it has been discussed here.
It concerns gambling advertising and its impact on gambling addiction.
Here's my take:
It is rather common to have ads pop up without warning on ones smart phone, tvs, but mostly when using apps and visiting sites that require ad permission before it functions properly.
Have you for once ever stopped to observe the kind of ads that pop up?
I did some shallow digging and found others who shared same concern.
Here's a snippet:
'The prominence of gambling ads in the media are an issue for many reasons, including the fact that these ads target people who are most vulnerable to gambling ads. For example, people who show interest in gambling-related topics, such as sports, are more likely to be targeted with ads about sports betting.
Studies have also shown that people with gambling problems report more exposure and impact from gambling advertising. Once a player places a bet online, betting companies collect the player’s activity data, and tailor their offers to the specific player. '
From my own screen observation, I have had more frequency of ads on gambling online, casino gambling, sports betting and the likes pop up more than I can count. Literally everytime I try to download movies or even apps, mostly some apps that use crypto exchanges for payments, these ads just pop up until I perform my instant magic of refreshing and canceling before they stop.
The gambling adverts and mouth watering bonuses even run on tv commercials too.
For someone who has stopped gambling or undergoing the process to quit gambling, perhaps for bad reasons of sure, these ads that pop up about gambling and their bonuses, is a big trigger with the urge to gamble on without a damn for quitting.
*How does someone who intends to stop gambling control these ads or stop them from popping up or seeing it on tv?
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https://www.algamus.org/blog/gambling-ads-problem-gamblingFinally it all comes down to how mentally strong you are. Gambling advertisements are allowed because they generate tons of money and money can buy almost everything. If you know that gambling is bad for you and you have experienced the harshness of gambling addiction and even though TV advertisements are still triggering you to start gambling, then definitely you need to work on yourself instead of blaming ads. Yeah, ads aren't really good, this situation looks like putting Mexican burrito in front of very hungry man but at the end you have to have high self-control.
Definitely, high self-control is the key, this will not only help you to escape from addiction but it will make someone more successful in life.
One good way is to take a paper and write down some rules, yeah, you need plans, write down:
1. I am going to stop gambling.
2. I should ignore gambling ads.
3. I should never open gambling websites because of my past.
4. Do push-ups every time your mind tells you to gamble.
I hope you got the point. You should make this rules according to your situation, your past and your needs.