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What's up with all these gambling commercials?

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Re: What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Post by SolarMax » Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:54 pm

A few subject lines down see "Filling the Void" for ongoing thread on this topic.

What's "up" is that online betting is legal in MI and 20 or so other states. Big stakes, big bucks, lots of ad expenditures=lots of ad (and of course tax) revenue.



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Re: What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Post by Calvert DeForest » Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:59 pm

It's new, so the floodgates are open. Same happened when the voluntary ban on liquor advertising for radio and TV was lifted some years back. Guessing it will probably die down at some point, although the ads will always be around.

That being said, it's crazy right now, especially during sports broadcasts. Local breaks are one right after the other. More gambling spots than beer & bar spots.


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Re: What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Post by SolarMax » Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:54 pm

Bidengirl wrote:
Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:43 am
I bet the next wave of commercials will be those helping people with gambling addictions.
The current gaming ads all have a "mice type" disclaimer with Gambling Help line info. The State of Michigan was running its own help line spots when the sports book apps started advertising, before they went "live." Would not be surprised to see an uptick in pawn shop and quickie loan ads!



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Re: What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Post by matt1 » Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:49 pm

The commercial when a man calls his wife in the car because he has a gambling problem & then she hangs up!!!



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Re: What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Post by paul8539 » Wed May 05, 2021 7:38 pm

I will bet you these ads make the companies a lot of money.



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Re: What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Post by SolarMax » Thu May 06, 2021 9:56 am

paul8539 wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 7:38 pm
I will bet you these ads make the companies a lot of money.
That's kind of the whole point. :)



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