Getting is rich and fast is dream for many of us. And I'm one them. Generally, I spent 10-20€ a month betting and lotteries. Sometimes not all. I've never been that much interested on them even though I'd like to have a few millions on my bank account.
Now on the advertising. Few years ago, they made a new law that limits advertising tobacco and alcohol products. Tobacco ads and not permitted anywhere and all the products must not be visible. So if you want pack of cigarettes, you must ask the seller or use vendor machine.
Alcohol can be visible, but advertising is limited.
Now, I smoke cigarettes and sometimes drink beer. But the above limitations are good in my opinion.
Then, betting and lotteries. Buying tickets and betting on sports might be fun as long as you can control it. But what happens when you lose that control. It can cause mental problems as well as financial. In Finland, there are about 130,000 people with some kind of addiction to these games.
So, like with beer and cigarettes, you can get addicted and have severe impacts on your life.
But advertising betting and lottery is everywhere. Pretty much every shop, kiosk and gas stations sell tickets, etc. And they are almost always available for purchase at the checkout counter. So after you're finished with your groceries, you are being reminded that lottery pot is 2,3 millions euros so be sure to buy the ticket.
Why isn't there limitations to marketing lotteries? Why is it all over your face? And there is no competition here because the agency who organises, Veikkaus, is owned by Finnish goverment and has exclusive license on lotteries and betting.
If there would be more limitations on betting ads, maybe less people would have gambling problems. Or even more, those who are close to being broke, wouldn't spend their last 5€ on a lottery ticket, hoping their financial problems would go away.
