Drinking vs Gambling

[kotajikikox]

Why is it that alcohol ads are everywhere and they are easily bought in stores nationwide with only a warning of only drinking moderately and yet gambling is not allowed to be the same?

In roads, there are ads of alcohol. Where funnily enough is you shouldn't drink in. While driving. But still there are big ads and multiple ones in roads about alcohol and the warning that says Drink Responsibly. Does that one warning make it safer?

Why can't we just do the same with gambling? Alcohol consumption is extremely risky not only to the person consuming it but to the people around him. There have been so many cases of crimes due to alcohol consumption. Many people's health destroyed. So what makes it ok for alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling?

[joniboini]

I think it boils down to risk assessment. It isn't hard to argue that gambling historically is potentially more dangerous or something. That being said, some gambling platforms managed to secure a deal with a sports club, so it also differs from country to country. Maybe you can specify which regulation/country you are talking about to figure out the reason. If there are similar laws around it, then we can deduce it further. Another option would be to ask the regulators directly, although I doubt they'll answer you quickly.

[bitbollo]

Alcohol or any drugs not administered by a profesional could be always a serious danger for people using it.
In gambling = You must be always concentrated and focused in what you're doing otherwise it would be very easy lose money or just...not win!
If you're playing for "fun" ok this doesn't matter. Otherwise you must pay attention...

[mikel_012]

The thing is that it's a lot more sociable acceptable to drink alcohol. We see this in all movies and tv shows, we grow up thinking that drinking alcohol makes us cooler, that we need to party, etc.

Even if drinking makes people lose their loved ones, gives plenty of diseases, kills people on the road. Nothing of that matters because it's just a lot easier to think it's "ok" to drink than to gamble.

I believe everyone here can agree that it's 100% fine to drink occasionally, and it only becomes a problem when you do it too much. Same as gambling.

I think it boils down to risk assessment. It isn't hard to argue that gambling historically is potentially more dangerous or something. That being said, some gambling platforms managed to secure a deal with a sports club, so it also differs from country to country. Maybe you can specify which regulation/country you are talking about to figure out the reason. If there are similar laws around it, then we can deduce it further. Another option would be to ask the regulators directly, although I doubt they'll answer you quickly.

Alcohol is also historically very dangerous... that's why they tried to ban it in the US and many countries did the same.

[fruktik]

Why is it that alcohol ads are everywhere and they are easily bought in stores nationwide with only a warning of only drinking moderately and yet gambling is not allowed to be the same?

In roads, there are ads of alcohol. Where funnily enough is you shouldn't drink in. While driving. But still there are big ads and multiple ones in roads about alcohol and the warning that says Drink Responsibly. Does that one warning make it safer?

Why can't we just do the same with gambling? Alcohol consumption is extremely risky not only to the person consuming it but to the people around him. There have been so many cases of crimes due to alcohol consumption. Many people's health destroyed. So what makes it ok for alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling?

In my country, alcohol advertising is completely banned. There is not even a single hint anywhere. Very large fines threaten those who violate this ban. I can't say that people drink little, but the fact remains a fact. Several decades ago, the situation was the opposite. On TV, on the street on billboards and everywhere where it was possible to place an advertisement. All you see are advertisements about alcohol.

By the way, there is also no casino advertising anywhere. It can only be found on the Internet, but not on the streets of the city.

[fuguebtc]

Do you agree with me that although alcohol has its harmful and negative effects, the consequences it causes or the social evils associated with it are significantly lower than gambling and drugs?

Not to mention, it is also related to the economy, the production and consumption of alcohol, beer and cigarettes are creating a lot of jobs as well as a huge source of tax for the government. Meanwhile, gambling mainly causes addiction, unemployment and social evils more than the benefits it brings. So don't be surprised when the government prioritizes drinking beer, cigarettes...over gambling and drugs.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Why is it that alcohol ads are everywhere and they are easily bought in stores nationwide with only a warning of only drinking moderately and yet gambling is not allowed to be the same?

In roads, there are ads of alcohol. Where funnily enough is you shouldn't drink in. While driving. But still there are big ads and multiple ones in roads about alcohol and the warning that says Drink Responsibly. Does that one warning make it safer?

Why can't we just do the same with gambling? Alcohol consumption is extremely risky not only to the person consuming it but to the people around him. There have been so many cases of crimes due to alcohol consumption. Many people's health destroyed. So what makes it ok for alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling?

Who said gambling ads are not allowed to be public just same way alcohol ads are? Maybe this is how it is in your country and it's wrong to think that it's exactly the same in every other parts of the world.

Come to my country here, both alcohol and gambling ad are public, and are even shown on live televisions, when I say live television, I mean national tv stations and not just cable tvs, casinos can advertise their brand on which ever and how ever they want to, same goes for alcohol companies too, they both have no restrictions of any sort I am currently aware off.

So, if casinos are banned from open advertisement in your country, this may not be the same in other countries or other parts of the world, maybe gambling is banned in your country this is why casinos are not allowed to advertise their services.

[OgNasty]

I think the real answer comes down to alcohol being easier to collect taxes on than gambling. I’d like to say it is for health reasons but that doesn’t make much sense. Gambling does still have that stigma similar to cigarettes, which is maybe why they go together most of the time. It will change eventually with enough lobbying.

[bisdak40]

So what makes it ok for alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling?

Interesting question. Did a little research on this and i've found out that this is due to regulation. Alcohol ads are allowed in most countries but not gambling ads as this will cause addiction and financial harm. When they put a warning "Gamble responsibly" it is just like you are promoting gambling and that words is just a marketing slogan rather than an advise.

[nakamura12]

I think the real answer comes down to alcohol being easier to collect taxes on than gambling.

I'd say that this is the most suitable answer why alcohol ads are mostly permitted to be displayed or shown in a website, commercials and other ways to advertise alcohol beverages. Let's say that I am in the government or working in the government in the field about taxes then I would say that I prefer getting tax from businesses that are selling alcohol drinks which will surely get more tax than casinos. I think this is because the total of people who bought alcohol drinks are much more than the people who are gambling in casinos.

[len01]

Do you agree with me that although alcohol has its harmful and negative effects, the consequences it causes or the social evils associated with it are significantly lower than gambling and drugs?

Not to mention, it is also related to the economy, the production and consumption of alcohol, beer and cigarettes are creating a lot of jobs as well as a huge source of tax for the government. Meanwhile, gambling mainly causes addiction, unemployment and social evils more than the benefits it brings. So don't be surprised when the government prioritizes drinking beer, cigarettes...over gambling and drugs.

I fully support your opinion. Alcohol has a lower impact, and a few drinks won't become an addiction. However, a novice gambler can become addicted to gambling, even if they play a few times. This is a reason I can understand.

In a city I know of, gambling is prohibited, and excessive drinking is also prohibited. However, 70% of the city's residents own businesses that manufacture alcoholic beverages. However, the local government doesn't prohibit the production of alcoholic beverages due to the high taxes it generates. Therefore, I fully support your argument.

[swogerino]

Why is it that alcohol ads are everywhere and they are easily bought in stores nationwide with only a warning of only drinking moderately and yet gambling is not allowed to be the same?

In roads, there are ads of alcohol. Where funnily enough is you shouldn't drink in. While driving. But still there are big ads and multiple ones in roads about alcohol and the warning that says Drink Responsibly. Does that one warning make it safer?

Why can't we just do the same with gambling? Alcohol consumption is extremely risky not only to the person consuming it but to the people around him. There have been so many cases of crimes due to alcohol consumption. Many people's health destroyed. So what makes it ok for alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling?

I agree that alcohol is far more dangerous than gambling. That saying that goes "Alcohol, because no good story starts with a salad" is complete bullshit as I can counter that "From Alcohol we don't know how many "fatherless" children are born each year". So I really doubt a lot of such children without a father figure are born from gambling though I can assume very few compared to alcohol and as such I can clearly say promoting alcohol is stupid enough cause the damage from it to society is far more greater than that of gambling is. Also a lot of massive fights ending tragically are most of the time tied to alcohol rather than gambling so I have no doubt who is more damaging to the society we live in.

[Marvelockg]

When you have the larger percentage of people doing a particular thing, what narrative do you think they will hold about such thing? They will generally be relaxed regarding the way they look at the negative effect of engaging in such thing because they are also involved in it.

At soccer centres, people drink alcohol. At clubs and literally everywhere, People drink alcohol and the result of getting drunk always leads to a worse situation that mostly result in death but the stereotype on alcohol isn't as strong as that which is placed on gambling. The reason for this is unclear because the effect of gambling addiction only affects the person that's addicted while for that of drinking of alcohol, it affects not just the person that drinks it but others since a drink can cause harm to anyone and anything around him.

Alcohol is even as addictive as gambling and can also eat one up financially same way gambling addiction can eat one up financially.

[Fortify]

This entirely depends what country you're in and what actions the politicians have taken to restrict gambling advertising. In my country it is quite pervasive and you can find betting adverts around the edges of every football stadium which may be seen by all ages. You hear adverts on the radio but each of them is required to include a stop gambling website disclaimer at the end of the advert. I'm not exactly sure what you're seeking? You want to see more gambling adverts or you think there should be less alcohol advertising? The casinos and bookmakers are doing just fine with the numerous other places you might see them advertising, don't worry about their pockets because they are deep with money.

[michellee]

Alcohol consumption is risky but we can not deny that alcohol is part on our life. We can check around us when we have an event, we may have alcohol is part of many drinks on that. Besides that, people see the real effect is they consume alcohol without stop which can affect to their health. It is why they can control their alcohol consumption because they don't want to risk their health.

But that will be different than gambling which people may not see the real effect of the gambling addiction because the addicted person may hide their gambling addiction from others. Their health will not affect and they can also act usual but their mind will affect.

So that may be the reason why alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling. People can see the bad effect in alcohol than the gambling.

[Ishicryptic]

I don't think that there is any competition between gambling and alcohol, what they both have in common is that people can become addicted to them, let us not also forget that anything that you do which you don't have any control over means that you are addicted to it. They both have their peculiar negative sides, addiction to gambling will make you financially reckless, become poor and mentally unstable while alcohol addiction can make poor but it it's main damage is health, it can lead to diseases like kidney malfunction. There are similarity cautions on their adverts to engage responsibly and specified age limits. It is left for consumers to educate themselves about being responsible for their actions.

[Agbamoni]

In my country, there are billboards running gambling Ads and in the end they always say "gamble responsible". I am a little bit surprise, you haven't come across this in your own locality. Its almost everywhere.

Drinking is way dangerous than gambling too, so if people running Ads priorities responsible drinking to responsible gambling then we know the reasons why. Because of drinking many lives has been lost.

[bettercrypto]

Why is it that alcohol ads are everywhere and they are easily bought in stores nationwide with only a warning of only drinking moderately and yet gambling is not allowed to be the same?

In roads, there are ads of alcohol. Where funnily enough is you shouldn't drink in. While driving. But still there are big ads and multiple ones in roads about alcohol and the warning that says Drink Responsibly. Does that one warning make it safer?

Why can't we just do the same with gambling? Alcohol consumption is extremely risky not only to the person consuming it but to the people around him. There have been so many cases of crimes due to alcohol consumption. Many people's health destroyed. So what makes it ok for alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling?

In my country, alcohol advertising is completely banned. There is not even a single hint anywhere. Very large fines threaten those who violate this ban. I can't say that people drink little, but the fact remains a fact. Several decades ago, the situation was the opposite. On TV, on the street on billboards and everywhere where it was possible to place an advertisement. All you see are advertisements about alcohol.

By the way, there is also no casino advertising anywhere. It can only be found on the Internet, but not on the streets of the city.

Here in our country, they are not, but they are both legally promoted in our country, especially the online gambling promotion, there are so many gamblers here
that even minors can play online gambling.

The government's governance that we have here is not going well, so it's up to the individual whether they will be drawn to those online gambling, because most of them have
become hopeful about gambling, especially for the poor people here, that this is what will help them get out of the poverty they have.

[TopTort777]

Many people's health destroyed. So what makes it ok for alcohol ads to continue in public but not gambling?

As well as alcohol is advisable in small dozes. Even doctors say that, as it fastens or improves blood circulation. Also it might be a myth, but moderate beer drinking reduces chances of kidney stones (explanation for kids, you drink more you pee more you get more cleaned kidneys). Also I've heard that moderate consumption of alcohol reduces chances to get diabetes. Can gambling do something similar? Except improving mood when winning?

P.S. that isnt a call that everyone should start drinking alcohol

[danherbias07]

There's so much bad history about gambling, and because many were very religious back then, that's why there are not so many advertisements.

But today? I see billboards of gambling ads, and most of them are regulated by the government. Maybe not in your country, but it is with us. Then, there's social media. I believe the marketing attack in today's era is not on the billboards anymore, it's social media where most people spend their time, and they can easily gamble by just pressing the link or installing the application.

They actually don't need those physical ads anymore. All they need is a good commercial or a popular artist to use in their ads. Make it look more appealing and reputable at the same time.