Belgium bans gambling advertising from July 1

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  1. **Članak:**

    BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) – The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

    “The government is deeply concerned about the impact of the huge amounts of gambling advertising that our society is facing,” Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said in a statement. “And for those who want to get rid of their gambling addiction, the tsunami of gambling advertising is an additional problem.”

    Gambling advertising will be banned from television, radio, cinemas, magazines, newspapers and in public spaces. Online advertising on websites and social media will also be prohibited.

    From Jan. 1, 2025 there will be a further ban on advertising in stadiums and from Jan. 1, 2028 gambling companies will no longer be able to sponsor professional sports clubs, such as soccer teams.

    The government argued that the ban follows scientific research showing that advertising encourages gambling addiction and contributes to gambling-related debt.

    As part of the new rules, sponsorship expenses will no longer be tax deductible for gambling companies.

    Reporting by Marine Strauss; Editing by Sharon Singleton

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  2. Kad bi nasi to uveli. Upalim neke od nasih programa i jebes mi sve ako nema 50 reklama za kocku unutar sat vremena. Sta je najgore – ne znam koja je debilnija.

  3. Državi je to problem napraviti jer ubire glupo velike novce od klađenja, koliko god to bilo štetno. Isto kao i sa duhanskom industrijom i alkoholom.

  4. Probajte pogledati bilo koji sportski program, vrvi reklamama o klađenju i casinu (što je još gore).

    Iskreno, ako je zabranjeno reklamiranje cigareta, nema razloga zašto se ne bi zabranilo i reklamiranje alkohola (svog alkohola, i pive) i klađenja/kockanja

  5. Rizk, Supersport, Lutrija, Admiral. Iskacu svugdje, svaka 5. reklama na TVu, pop-upovi na kompu, na drustvenim mrezama.
    Kladionice na svakom cosku, natpisi na jumbo plakatima i na dresovima raznih momcadi.
    Pa sama 1. HNL se zove po jebenom Supersportu.

    Ali ne bi zabranjivao. Nema sanse. Svaki listic, svaku igru, ma sve, poskupiti za 50% i da lova od toga ide na lijecenje ovisnosti. Znaci mislis uplatiti 10 eura, lijepo moras platiti 15 jer 5 ide drzavi. Pa neka se ljudi kockaju.

    Slicno bi sa cigaretama. Poticao bi reklamiranje cigareta no kutija bi morala kostati 15 eura. A lijepo neka 10 ide u HZZO. Pa ako vec necemo prestati pusiti, ajmo financirati zdravstvo kroz pljuge.

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