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Time to ban sports gambling ads? ‘We don’t allow cocaine commercials’
More than 40 Canadian senators petition to ban sports gambling ads, citing public health risks to youth comparable to tobacco, supported by medical experts.
- On Friday, more than 40 senators signed a petition urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ban sports gambling advertising across Canada.
- Medical experts including Dr. Shannon Charlebois have warned that gambling ads endanger children and teens, while the Canadian Medical Association Journal called for limits in September.
- Critics note the ads are everywhere, turning phones into `pocket-sized casinos`, while the petition urges a ban similar to cigarette advertising restrictions, citing public health concerns.
- Supporters compared the move to cigarette-ad bans, framing it as a public-health measure, and petitioners warned `If they don't do it, somebody else will do it,` urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to act.
- Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast, hosted by Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith and produced by Derek Turner, revisited gambling ad risks on Friday episodes available on closerlookpodcast.ca.
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Time to ban sports gambling ads? ‘We don’t allow cocaine commercials’
As senators urge Prime Minister Mark Carney to outlaw sports gambling ads in Canada, we revisit our recent 'Closer Look' episode about the dangers these commercials pose to children and teens
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