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A Sure Thing 0

At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jonathan Zimmerman looks at the effects of the sudden burst of sports betting and, in particular, the advertisements therefor. He is less than optimistic. A snippet:

That’s why U.S Rep. Paul Tonko (D., N.Y.) introduced a bill last year to ban sports-gambling advertising, which he likened to advertising for cigarettes. “This is a public health crisis,” Tonko said. “They’ve replaced Joe Camel with celebrity spokespeople.”

Methinks he makes some good points and commend the article to your attention.

Aside:

I find the spate of solicitations for suckers to be most off-putting.

And the thought of a betting app on a phone, well, that’s an invitation to dumb scrolling.

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