Concern is growing about the adverse effects of gambling in Australia and people are beginning to speak up.
Obviously, banning gambling won’t work but there are simpler ways of reducing gambling’s corrosive effects.
In every day life, sellers are normally held to account for their promises. If their products don’t live up to the promises they have made, they have to refund or compensate.
How strange it is that governments don’t apply the same rule to the promises made by gambling organisations.
‘You can win’ is trumpeted from every advert. Where do they equally say ‘BUT you will probably lose’?
Let’s force the gambling operators to tell the truth.
‘Winning odds 5%
Losing odds 95%’ (or whatever) – product designed to be addictive
at every point of gamble.
It wouldn’t stop the addicts but it might make the world a more truthful place.
Surely that would be a good thing.
What do you think?
