Ban on gambling advertising

and the damn 'FoxyBingo' type ads during daytime TV. Good riddance

Would lotto ads be included?

hope this includes the lotto adds on tv and radio.

It has to and if they protest, the regulator should wave his ban hammer at them and say "it could be you".

What odds they haven't thought this through properly...

Unless there is no gambling advertising on any channels included in Sky TV packages sold in Ireland, no references to the Sky Bet Championship etc... on football coverage, no betting company/online casino sponsors on sports jerseys or betting company hoardings around pitches, tracks etc... no betting company title sponsorship of horse / greyhound races eg: 'The Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle' etc... a clear ban on the promotion of crypto "investment" gambling and proper restrictions controls and penalties for online gambling promotion in Ireland, it's all pointless.

You could even end up in a situation where money that would have gone to Irish sports and broadcasters is instead spent on targeting Ireland via UK broadcasters to get around the ban.

All that without even considering the need to control the deliberate promotion of gambling to kids via video game 'lootboxes', FIFA Ultimate Team packs etc...

They seem to have thought of all of that, or most of it anyway. And accepted that some things just can't be done.

They've accepted that 'in program advertising' will still be a thing and will be impossible to control especially when it comes from a broadcaster outside the state, as in your 'Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle from here in Kempton live on ITV' example. Ditto pitch-side advertising, shirt sponsors etc. Nothing can reasonably be done about these.

The bits they can control are TV/radio advertising. The technology exists for Sky Sports to do opt-outs of advertising for the Irish market, so this isn't the issue you think it is (Check out how the adverts mid-game are different already if you ever watch a game in England on Sky).

They can't do everything. You say failure to do everything on your 'list of things' makes it 'all pointless', but it strikes me as a sensible 'dont let perfect be the enemy of good' approach.

Yes, ban everything. It’s always the solution

More nanny state bollox.

Unfortunately the cowardly Irish lap it up.

No harm. It's being targeted too much at kids/teens and backed up by in-game mechanics most of these kids/teens play, and they're creating future addicts. We can't on one hand say kids/teens are influenced by others actions, but exclude some actions. Didn't go far enough, YouTube at nights is nearly nothing but gambling ads. Probably because I do the lotto, but I haven't placed a "bet" in about 8 years.

Unfortunately, it does need to be restricted to adults too, because sheeple be sheeple. The argument of "I can control myself so why should I be restricted" is lost to "for the greater good, because most adults are too stupid irresponsible so they do ruin it for the rest of us, see: every law ever". Gambling is far more negative than positive, and just like smoking should be advertising restricted.

Those against it will have no problem with legalisation of cannabis so. Or any drug. Most can consume safely, why should they be restricted by those who can't? Same argument for nearly anything. C'est la vie. My opinion vs your opinion.

They're a massive concern.

The consumer behaviour is identical to gambling, and has all the addictive trappings. Dopamine hit, anticipation of reward etc as you make your payment and your new box opens. It's pure gaming, but because it's filled with colourful imagery and bright graphics it's seen as friendly fun. Toxic stuff, and creates a new generation of addicts who don't understand the consequence of this gaming experience.

They've had a pretty free run of it for a long time with minimal restrictions. They've saturated every media outlet available, with near constant frequency, highlighting the ease of their service, alluded to your potential glory and almost always under the guise of your witty-banter friend.

A little more responsibility from the industry and they wouldn't be in this position.

MUP directly impacts a consumer by charging more money.

This doesn't. You can still bet as much as you like (or the bookie allows), as frequently as you like, on just about anything you like.

The only entity impacted here; aside from those "wasters" or suspectible/impressionable people (potentially kids) who are being shown all the amazing things about gambling without any of the risks being adequately highlighted, is the gambling industry themselves.

And I'm not going to cry over them suffering a rare loss.

Gambling and sport (particularily) should not be intertwined. Kids should not be exposed to gambling advertising. The proliferation of gambling related content and sporting (particularily soccer) events has been worrying for ages.

Normalising a behaviour such as gambling should not be allowed. So, nobody is asking to ban everything - just things that lead to troublesome behaviour.