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posted on 6/12/18

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posted on 6/12/18

It says to me they know the damage they are doing and the building desire to ban them altogether

whistle to whistle tells me there will be huge splash i nthe 5 minutes up to kick off... pushing everything.

They know full well what they are at.

IMO it should be completely banned off tv. If people want to gamble online then let their app make them offers and then its thier responsibility

u18s are getting polluted hugely by this advertising.

posted on 6/12/18

There is no place for gambling in the Labdrokes Scottish Premiership or the Skybet Championship. We should ban all gambling adverts at half time during Rangers (shirt sponsor 32 red) against Celtic (shirt sponsor Dafabet). That would solve it.

posted on 6/12/18

Too little..too late.

posted on 6/12/18

Children are probably more influenced by loot boxes in games like fortnite than they are advertising during the footy but I guess its certainly not helping.

Recent reports suggest that more children are gambling now than ever but I'm not so sure thats true. We all played cards and pitch and toss when we were kids at breaktime. Mybe its leading to more problem gambling though.

posted on 6/12/18

Living overseas I don't see the full picture, but when listening to talksport, or streaming a match from uk it's apparent that the gambling market must be huge over there. Just wall to wall ads for gambling firms, stadium and shirt sponsorship.

I recall folks doing their accie on a Saturday and their 50p each way on the grand national, but from the outside looking in it appears to be much bigger these days.

Is it a very British culture problem?

posted on 6/12/18

It's a 'kin plague,
the kids are already saturated with it ,and the sooner the government does something about it the better.

Don't hold your breath though,too much self interest at stake in the higher echelons.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)

posted on 6/12/18

You Winstone you lose some.

posted on 6/12/18

a large percentage of football teams are sponsored by gambling companies this is a cop out

comment by Admin1 (U1)

posted on 6/12/18

Hopefully Newcastle's shirt sponsor goes back to a more moral brand like...Wonga

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posted on 6/12/18

comment by Republik of Mancunia (U6779)
posted 3 minutes ago
Children are probably more influenced by loot boxes in games like fortnite than they are advertising during the footy but I guess its certainly not helping.

Recent reports suggest that more children are gambling now than ever but I'm not so sure thats true. We all played cards and pitch and toss when we were kids at breaktime. Mybe its leading to more problem gambling though.
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FIFA ultimate team loot boxes, my nephew spends a thousand+ per year on it.

posted on 6/12/18

comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Republik of Mancunia (U6779)
posted 3 minutes ago
Children are probably more influenced by loot boxes in games like fortnite than they are advertising during the footy but I guess its certainly not helping.

Recent reports suggest that more children are gambling now than ever but I'm not so sure thats true. We all played cards and pitch and toss when we were kids at breaktime. Mybe its leading to more problem gambling though.
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FIFA ultimate team loot boxes, my nephew spends a thousand+ per year on it.
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To be fair most EA games are a parasite when it comes to this - I don't mind if its a free to play game and they monetise it through loot boxes, or I pay for the game but then all the stuff in the game in unlockable through gameplay but to have both is a joke.

FIFA is probably the most prominent for kids and Fortnite but even worse is PUBG, that you can then sell this stuff that you get for real money...Gambling in its most insidious form in my opinion.

comment by T.J (U15973)

posted on 6/12/18

Gambling makes a person rely on accidents, luck and wishful thinking for his earnings, instead of hard work, the sweat of his brow and paying respect to the ways prescribed by Allaah.

Gambling destroys families and causes the loss of wealth through haraam means. It makes rich families poor and humiliates proud souls.

Gambling results in enmity and hatred among the players, because they are consuming one another’s wealth unlawfully and getting wealth unlawfully.

Gambling turns people away from the remembrance of Allaah and from prayer, and pushes the players to have the worst of attitudes and habits.

Gambling is a sinful hobby that wastes time and effort, and makes people get used to laziness and idleness. It stops the ummah from working and producing.

Gambling pushes people to commit crimes because the one who is penniless wants to get hold of money in any way he can, even if he has to steal it or take it by force, or through accepting bribes and cheating.

Gambling causes stress, illness and nervous breakdowns. It breeds hatred and in most cases leads to crime, suicide, insanity and chronic illness.

Gambling pushes the gambler to bad behaviour such as drinking alcohol and taking drugs. The atmosphere in which gambling takes place is dimly lit and filled with cigarette smoke; people talk in hushed voices and whispers, and sneak in and out as if they are up to no good. They come in hesitantly, filled with suspicion, and gather around the green table, breathing uneasily and with their hearts pounding. They are supposed to be friends playing a game, but in reality they are enemies, each of them lying in wait for the other and trying to make gains at the expense of the other and his children. The owner of the place tries to numb the feelings of all participants by offering dreamy music, fallen women, all kinds of drinks and cigarettes. The green table is surrounded with cheating and deception. The waiters and girls may tell one player about another player’s cards, helping one player to beat another by means of nods and whispers. Sometimes they achieve a kind of balance to make sure the game carries on and people stay for longer. No doubt everyone loses in the end, they lose the money they spend on drinks and cigarettes, the money they give to the waiters, the money they spend on drinks for the girls, and all kinds of other losses. Even the one who wins all or most of the games loses all or most of his winnings, and the loser loses everything. And at the end of the night, they all sneak away, showing the signs of depression and humiliation, and the loser warns the winner to look out the next day.

posted on 6/12/18

The unemployed and uneducated should be banned from gambling in any form. Maybe let some of the feral ones who have no hope into the high street bookies to stay warm.
And children whose parents who earn less than a combined salary of £100k per year should be banned from gaming altogether.

posted on 6/12/18

comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Republik of Mancunia (U6779)
posted 3 minutes ago
Children are probably more influenced by loot boxes in games like fortnite than they are advertising during the footy but I guess its certainly not helping.

Recent reports suggest that more children are gambling now than ever but I'm not so sure thats true. We all played cards and pitch and toss when we were kids at breaktime. Mybe its leading to more problem gambling though.
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FIFA ultimate team loot boxes, my nephew spends a thousand+ per year on it.
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At the risk of being an ignorant non-parent, why doesn't someone just tell him no? Unless it's his own, earnt money of course, then maybe it's time to start charging him rent so he realises what money is actually for....and if he's paying rent, and still has enough to waste on games, well, starve him out.

posted on 6/12/18

comment by Tablighi Jamaat (U15973)
posted 12 minutes ago
Gambling makes a person rely on accidents, luck and wishful thinking for his earnings, instead of hard work, the sweat of his brow and paying respect to the ways prescribed by Allaah.

Gambling destroys families and causes the loss of wealth through haraam means. It makes rich families poor and humiliates proud souls.

Gambling results in enmity and hatred among the players, because they are consuming one another’s wealth unlawfully and getting wealth unlawfully.

Gambling turns people away from the remembrance of Allaah and from prayer, and pushes the players to have the worst of attitudes and habits.

Gambling is a sinful hobby that wastes time and effort, and makes people get used to laziness and idleness. It stops the ummah from working and producing.

Gambling pushes people to commit crimes because the one who is penniless wants to get hold of money in any way he can, even if he has to steal it or take it by force, or through accepting bribes and cheating.

Gambling causes stress, illness and nervous breakdowns. It breeds hatred and in most cases leads to crime, suicide, insanity and chronic illness.

Gambling pushes the gambler to bad behaviour such as drinking alcohol and taking drugs. The atmosphere in which gambling takes place is dimly lit and filled with cigarette smoke; people talk in hushed voices and whispers, and sneak in and out as if they are up to no good. They come in hesitantly, filled with suspicion, and gather around the green table, breathing uneasily and with their hearts pounding. They are supposed to be friends playing a game, but in reality they are enemies, each of them lying in wait for the other and trying to make gains at the expense of the other and his children. The owner of the place tries to numb the feelings of all participants by offering dreamy music, fallen women, all kinds of drinks and cigarettes. The green table is surrounded with cheating and deception. The waiters and girls may tell one player about another player’s cards, helping one player to beat another by means of nods and whispers. Sometimes they achieve a kind of balance to make sure the game carries on and people stay for longer. No doubt everyone loses in the end, they lose the money they spend on drinks and cigarettes, the money they give to the waiters, the money they spend on drinks for the girls, and all kinds of other losses. Even the one who wins all or most of the games loses all or most of his winnings, and the loser loses everything. And at the end of the night, they all sneak away, showing the signs of depression and humiliation, and the loser warns the winner to look out the next day.
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Like gambling on there being a god?

comment by Admin1 (U1)

posted on 6/12/18

comment by HenrysCat (U3608)
posted 58 seconds ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Republik of Mancunia (U6779)
posted 3 minutes ago
Children are probably more influenced by loot boxes in games like fortnite than they are advertising during the footy but I guess its certainly not helping.

Recent reports suggest that more children are gambling now than ever but I'm not so sure thats true. We all played cards and pitch and toss when we were kids at breaktime. Mybe its leading to more problem gambling though.
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FIFA ultimate team loot boxes, my nephew spends a thousand+ per year on it.
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At the risk of being an ignorant non-parent, why doesn't someone just tell him no? Unless it's his own, earnt money of course, then maybe it's time to start charging him rent so he realises what money is actually for....and if he's paying rent, and still has enough to waste on games, well, starve him out.
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He is 21, doesn't drink. So i suppose that is his vice... is it more wasteful than getting a set of alloys or suchlike, I dunno.

posted on 6/12/18

Gambling ( serious) is a brain disorder that cashing in by bookies.

Why would JT walk into a bookie in Chelsea with £5k cash and bet on dogs?

posted on 6/12/18

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posted on 6/12/18

Interesing point but at least alloys are a physical asset with a sell on value

FIFA loot boxes are obsolete within a year

posted on 6/12/18

What's haraam?

What's ummah?

What's a FIFA loot box?

posted on 6/12/18

comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 58 seconds ago
What's haraam?

What's ummah?

What's a FIFA loot box?
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I think this site might answer the first two: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/4013/wisdom-behind-the-prohibition-on-gambling

Now, I've no real problem with Islam, and why not, but for this poster to just copy and paste from some other site indicates to me he either hasn't actually read the site he posted from or hasn't understood it sufficiently to put it sincerely in his own words. It kind of defeats the whole point of "learning", for me.

2/10 In your own words next time please, Tablighi .

posted on 6/12/18

Always found the gambling companies sponsorship of football as a bit dodgey. Theoretically they could do an offer to back the team they sponsor at a stupid price like 20-1, and encourage the team through sponsorships payments, maybe to not try so hard. Now that would be an extreme case of match fixing, but the potential is certainly there.

posted on 6/12/18

Oh, and I'm guessing a "loot box" is some way of extorting money from lazy kids who don't want to earn their progression through actually playing a computer game before telling their friends how much they've achieved.

comment by Elvis (U7425)

posted on 6/12/18

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