Samaritans Get Into Bed With Paddy Power Betfair

[mushroom25]

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49511611

a good idea for the charity to work with the betting industry to offer insight into managing the vulnerable? or a reputationally destructive move for the Samaritans?

[Ken4155]

Is that what the gentleman told the presenter, ummmm, or was actual footage shown. I have yet to watch a programme on gambling where the punter(s) are as controlled and sensible as me. Then it wouldn't be deemed good tv, would it. Be like watching your grandad pulling weeds up in his allotment.

[teacake44]

ummmm, I said ( most ) tv adds for gambling are on late at night, and I know that they are on during the day, on the odd occasion I have been up late you are swapped with these adds one after the other. As for the gentleman who had 44 transactions, it seems they took their time before contacting him.

[bainbrig]

Ken. For someone who has been there, done that, your attitude to the addictions is oddly Victorian!

It’s the poors’ fault for being poor.

It’s the drinkers’ fault for being weak-willed.

It’s the gamblers’ fault for being (what? maybe poor, weak-willed AND greedy!)

Which to me is like saying it’s the victim’s fault for being murdered.

We live in a SOCIETY.

As Larkin wrote:

We should be careful of each other.
We should be kind
While there is still time.

BillB

[ummmm]

No, not a presenter as such, it was more like a documentary. The man mentioned was just 1 of the people interviewed. Another lady lost her house and explained the tactics they used to lure her back.

My dad was a gambling addict. Thank goodness it was pre internet days.

[teacake44]

13.15 Ken, I'm not putting 100% blame on the industry, but I would put 75% on them, due to people being brain washed with TV adds, and its aimed at a lot of teens also, they know exactly what their doing with these late night adds, correct me if I'm wrong but is not one called pink casino ? aimed at young girls with a pretty pink lap top, pink clothes/ furniture pretending to have a fab time throwing her money away. Young people, or older that may already have money problems think its going to be a way out for them. not!

[Ken4155]

Bill; as i said, when i looked back on my time with drink problems, i realised that i only had myself to blame. And, i honestly believe, that's true in most addictions. The thing with a gambling addiction is that it doesn't take that long - even for an idiot - to realise that the dice are loaded. And certainly not in the punter's favour. How do these people become gambling addicts in the first place? It's certainly not easy pickings, no matter how they interpret the ads on tv. They must have a self destruct button in their inner wiring, Bill. Or their abnormal need for money over-rides their natural instincts. The only way to win a small fortune in gambling is to start with a large fortune. Flippant, but true. Not saying the bookies are totally blameless, by the way. But it takes two to tango and, in this instance, only one needs to be a good dancer.

[ummmm]

I think they become addicted to their own adrenaline. Very much like people who do dangerous sports.

[retrocop]

I blame Brett Maverick and his Western compadres. Feeding us kids with hard gambling, hard liquor, hard chawin baccy and err.....other things.

[teacake44]

Las Vegas was built with idiots money, and thrives to this day on idiots money. However their are folk that go their as part of their holiday and have a bit of fun with £100/ 200 and once its gone walk away. Wouldn't mind going myself just for a laugh.

[teacake44]

Don't forget the snuff Retro, Ahhhhhhhtissue