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I’ve noticed over the past few years a worrying increase in the number of commercials for sites like FanDuel and Drafkings whenever I watch sports. These commercials always talk about free bets that people can get and always talk about how much you can “win”. A big part of my problem with this is that it glamorizes bets and uses “free” bets as a way to lure people in. Another problem I have is that a size able percent of people who watch sports are adolescents/teens. I think that these commercials glamorize sports betting and can lead people to becoming gambling addicts when they otherwise would have never would have started otherwise. To me these commercials are harmful in the same way that cigarette commercials were and they should be banned.
Edit 1: One of the reasons that I failed to mention in my original post is the ease of access that consumers have to these sites, they can see a commercial which glamorizes betting and makes it seem like they can which large sums of money from their home. I think this makes these ads especially harmful because a consumer can see the advertisement and then instantly sign up without ever leaving their couch. This is different than advertisements which glamorize things such as alcohol because there is a physical step that separates the consumer from the alcohol that does not separate the consumer from the gambling sites.
Edit 2: Regarding comparisons to alcohol commercials, I think the big difference with sports betting is that it can instantly be done from ones own home and banning commercials with alcohol would not reduce people’s exposure to alcohol. For example if someone sees a draft kings commercial advertising how they can win tens of thousands of dollars and how their first bets are free it is extremely easy to download the app and instantly start betting. With commercials for beer and other alcohol while you can order something on Instacart or DoorDash, it is not instantaneous and does not provide promises of potentially winning large sums of money. Additionally while more people may be addicted to alcohol, it is far more prevalent than gambling in society and banning alcohol ads would only marginally affect people’s exposure to it. For example many have bars and people will be drinking a whole bunch of different types of alcohol, I would argue that being in this sort of environment is much more likely to induce someone to drink rather than an advertisement for drinking. Additionally it is quite common for people to drink at family gatherings or during holidays. This same sort of atmosphere cannot be commonly found for sports betting except in casinos so I would argue that while alcohol addition may be more harmful, banning ads for alcohol would not have a large effect on the number of people exposed to drinking whereas banning betting ads would.
Edit 3: they shouldn’t be allowed at all not during sporting events only

The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced today updates to the Delaware Mortgage Relief Program. Eligible homeowners can now receive up to $50,000 in financial assistance, including future payments and non-delinquent mortgage payments. Gov. John Carney will deliver his annual State of the State address today at Legislative Hall, in which he is expected to announce significant raises for Delaware teachers. Carney will speak to Delaware (/ ˈ d ɛ l ə w ɛər / DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Delaware Bay, in turn named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor. Il Delaware è lungo 154 km ed è largo tra i 9 e i 35 km, per un'area totale di 5.060 km², il che lo rende il secondo stato più piccolo degli USA dopo il Rhode Island. Il Delaware confina a nord con la Pennsylvania; a est è delimitato dal fiume Delaware, la Baia del Delaware, il New Jersey e l'Oceano Atlantico. Delaware – stan na wschodnim wybrzeżu Stanów Zjednoczonych, w regionie Stanów Środkowoatlantyckich, na Nizinie Atlantyckiej, nad zatoką Delaware. Na zachodzie i południu graniczy ze stanem Maryland, na północy ze stanem Pensylwania, a na północnym wschodzie z New Jersey. Jeden z trzynastu stanów pierwotnych. Leży na obszarze Niziny Nadbrzeżnej i obok Florydy jest najniżej położonym stanem Stanów Zjednoczonych. Nazwa stanu pochodzi od Thomasa Westa, barona De La Warr

Delaware - Wikipedia

New $1.7 million brewery joins casino games, sports betting and horse racing at Delaware Park - The News Journal

Delaware sports betting will begin at 1:30 p.m., June 5 at Delaware Park, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino and Harrington Raceway & Casino.

How To Play Sports Lottery - Delaware Lottery (betting begins 6/5 at Delaware Park, Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway)

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Massachusetts regulator pauses Plainridge Park Casino's sports betting license application over Barstool ties

Massachusetts regulator pauses Plainridge Park Casino's sports betting license application over Barstool ties

Raynham Park partners with bet365 to launch mobile sports betting in Massachusetts

Raynham Park partners with bet365 to launch mobile sports betting in Massachusetts

Delaware sports betting revenue down 87% month-on-month in February

In the “Great” State of Alabama I’m able to physically go to my local Greyhound Park and place bets on this sport called Jai Alai being played live in Miami,FL yet us Alabamians can’t play the lottery, have casinos or gamble on “Sports”. Makes absolutely NO sense!

[Connolly] Orioles have officially moved on from Delaware North and will employ Chicago-based hospitality company Levy to run the Camden Yards concessions. Levy runs concessions at Nats Park among others. Release states there will be “local twists” to the offerings. But no details revealed.

Anybody else getting really annoyed at the constant barrage of sports betting advertisements?

Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale just won $75 million making it the largest legal payout in sports betting history tonight as the Houston Astros win the World Series against the Phillies.

CMV: commercials for sports betting should be banned during sporting events

Let’s make a park the size Rhode Island and Delaware combined, car free. The newest galaxy-brained idea from teens who’ve never left their parents basement.

September 14, 2022: Canterbury Park Early Pick 4, Hoosier Park Hi 5 Carryovers and more, Video: Is US Sports Betting Headed for Trouble?

I will be done sports betting today. Thank you all for the picks it was fun while it lasted. Ain’t no way Dallas loses today with their starters playing for possible seeding and Washington with nothing to play for ruining my 6 game. Entertaining to say the least and laughable

How the Sports Betting Industry Quietly Consumed America (2022) [00:23:04]

State 'deeply disappointed with the very rocky start' of sports betting in Ohio

[HNIC] Three hockey stars contacted by CBC's The Fifth Estate as part of an investigation into sports betting in Canada refused to talk about their brands, despite deals reported to be worth several million dollars to do exactly that

Is anyone else sick of the sports betting commercials?

RANT Is anyone else out there that used to love online poker pissed Because they made it illegal because it was unskilled gambling, and now online sports betting seems to be Legal everywhere?