Comments on: What the media earns from gambling — and what it costs the rest of us

By: Hamish.McGeach

Hamish.McGeach — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:18:16 +0000

Gambling is one activity where the risks are clearly stated. Alcohol ads feature drunks holding singing along to Neil Diamond, going home to a luxury apartment and finishing off some creative project, and walking into a client meeting with this genius idea. For some reason this BS is untouchable in Australian culture, and one of its worst problems.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:52:17 +0000

In reply to Mullet.

Me thinks they need a dose of their own (faux) ‘free market’ medicine, by being broken up when financially stressed, based on ‘free market’ asset prices, that they demand everyone follows…..

By: Agrippa

Agrippa — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:46:06 +0000

In reply to Tony Simons. Agreed. I've commented that but my comment is "Awaiting approval".

By: Tony Simons

Tony Simons — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:17:21 +0000

In reply to david.meldrumconsulting. Much of that $25B should be spent in local communities.

By: Tony Simons

Tony Simons — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:16:11 +0000

We need to count the cost of gambling to society through crime and family breakdown and personal grief.

By: Agrippa

Agrippa — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:08:59 +0000

In reply to Mullet. Observation during lunchtime conversations at my place of employment is people in early to mid 30's rarely watch tv. (I'm guessing Dancing with the Stars is for the older generation).

By: drastic

drastic — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:15:13 +0000

In reply to david.meldrumconsulting. It seems we lose, on average, $1,000 per person. I'd like to give out a big "Thank You!" to the person who is losing my share for me. Hang in there, buddy!

By: david.meldrumconsulting

david.meldrumconsulting — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:41:32 +0000

Australians gambling already lose $25 billion a year, and 70%-80% of online gamblers appear to be ‘at risk’ of gambling harm. It’s a public harm. Advertising exists to sell more product. If advertising online is stopped, gambling is certain to reduce. By how much, we won’t know till we give it a go. What are governments for if they don’t put the public good first on this one?
David Meldrum

By: Mullet

Mullet — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 03:45:51 +0000

The amount of people under 30 in 10 year brackets that watch commercial TV would be interesting to see. By what I understand they won’t have anyone much to advertise gambling to in the next 10-15 years except sports viewers and there will be a ban on that.
I have noticed on YouTube that gambling ads have dropped off drastically.
The problem for commercial networks, as can clearly be seen from the data above, is that advertising revenue is about a quarter ( in real terms) of what it was in 2007.
Their model doesn’t work any more and their answer is to play over the top amounts of advertising interspersed with cheap junk shows that few want to watch.
So yesterday!