One quiet Sunday, a few weeks ago, I published this reflection on my Twitter account: The new drug is called Online Betting Houses, they are advertised by athletes, journalists and celebrities, and they have stores near educational centers. They cause illness and ruin lives, many of them young. We must act immediately. It was a simple opinion on a topic that I think is worrying and without having previously delved specifically into it, but the tweet had a lot of impact, with thousands of RTs and favorites. And also hundreds of responses, some of which were against any intervention because it means restricting the freedom of adults, and, without a doubt, if an adult person, conscious and in use of their freedom, wants to play as part of their leisure, they must Being able to do it through the companies that are dedicated to it, it is not that the activity itself is, as such, something negative.
But most of the comments talked about gambling, that it can be a true and tremendous addiction, of very affected families, of protection of minors, of passivity and the need to react, of celebrities who advertise in a very irresp Latvia WhatsApp Number List onsible way, of benefits huge for the media due to the concept of advertising… As a result of this interest, I have compiled various data and news on the subject, which I offer below. First and foremost: the National Addictions Strategy - . It is the formerly called National Drug Plan. On page it specifically says that one of the axes of the strategy is substanceless or behavioral addictions, placing special emphasis on gambling (in-person and online) (…) . The same document recognizes that there is little data on these substanceless addictions, but that they are becoming very important. Therefore, the issue of gambling is not considered, by the experts who draft this strategy, as a mere issue of adult freedom, but as a true public health problem.
And the acting Ombudsman believes so too, who recommends prohibiting all gambling and betting advertising in the media, except for Lotteries and ONCE . Right now it's the opposite: we are bombarded by advertising about the game . During breaks in football or other sports matches, half of the advertisements are from betting houses. There are famous people - actors, presenters, athletes, etc. - doing advertising. Sports radio stations are continually advertising, as well as football teams, for example Real Madrid with BWin . Playing, in advertising, means belonging to “a club” with members spread all over the world who share intense emotions and experiences. And yet.