The Sports Betting thread

[Szumi]

Won on a 5 match parlay, 3 match parlay, West Ham to win, and a 3 leg parlay in the Norwich/Burnley match. Won around $350 this weekend, net profit about $300 for the weekend, and now overall summer profit of $850. Would've turned an additional 5 into 65 if Forest beat Barnsley, but can't really complain after this great weekend 😂

[Baddar]

Unlucky, mate.

[Szumi]

Not one, but two great bets ruined by Spurs today. If they won, I'd be almost $750 richer off of $15. Shucks.

I've still won overall this weekend, so trying to be positive instead of stewing and cursing

[Lineker]

Why on Earth would anybody place a bet relying on Spurs?

You only have yourself to blame.

[Szumi]

Don't worry, I've totally learned my lesson.

It wasn't even so much as expecting Spurs to win, but Everton to be the mentally inferior club that I know them to be, and lose after buckling under the first bit of pressure

[Baddar]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54564536

Betfred trying to do this bloke dirty. I hope he wins tbh.

[Colly]

If he could win and then they shut down the whole online slots business I'd be happy.

[Baddar]

Unfortunate.

[Colly]

Chelsea just cost me £70. All my other teams were 2 goals up and I had a decent cashout. I hath bet regret.

I did pull out a tenner though shortly into the second half, so I can make more bad bets!

[DFF]

1 minute ago, Colly said:

Chelsea just cost me £70. All my other teams were 2 goals up and I had a decent cashout. I hath bet regret.

I did pull out a tenner though shortly into the second half, so I can make more bad bets!

I had Chelsea, Peterborough, Ipswich and Hibs. Decided to risk a cash out about 5-6 mins ago as Hibs weren't scoring despite 20 billion shots on goal.

Then Southampton equalised. 

[Szumi]

Pretty sure I'm going to be cashing out early in the Arsenal/Chelsea match. I don't know if I want to risk missing out on $100, and as a Liverpool fan, I'm convinced Everton will fuck me over

[Lineker]

Quote

Gambling and betting companies will be banned from using advertising featuring top-flight footballers and other sports personalities, as well as reality TV and social media stars, under new rules designed to protect under-18s and other vulnerable groups.

The changes, set out by the body responsible for the UK code for advertising, will mean that past betting and gambling marketing that features stars and celebrities such as Cristiano Ronaldo, José Mourinho, Michael Owen and Harry Redknapp, would not be allowed in the UK.

The wide-ranging new rules also include a ban on showing specific teams’ football kit and stadiums in ads, as well as using video game content and gameplay popular with under-18s.

“No more top-flight footballers or other high-profile sportspeople promoting the latest odds,” said Shahriar Coupal, the director of the Committee of Advertising Practice, which sets the rules enforced by the UK’s advertising watchdog. “No more social media influencers, TV stars or other celebrities popular with children inviting us to bet on red. And, no more gambling ads featuring video game images or gameplay familiar to many children’s lives.”

Under the current rules, an advert is banned only if it is likely to appeal more to an under-18 than to an adult. Under the new rules, an ad will be banned if it is “likely to be of strong appeal to children or young persons, especially by reflecting or being associated with youth culture”, regardless of how it may be viewed by adults.

The new rules come into force from October, in the run-up to football’s World Cup in Qatar the following month, a sporting event around which gambling and betting companies traditionally spend heavily on marketing to attract gamblers.

However, the Advertising Standards Authority, the body that enforces the UK ad code, does not have the power to regulate in the contentious area of team sponsors.

“This might not seem immediately significant but its effect – particularly in a World Cup year – will be dramatic,” Coupal said. “By ending these practices, our new rules invite a new era for gambling ads, more particular to the adult audience they can target and more befitting of the age-restricted product they’re promoting.”

The new rules will ban the use of any celebrity, from sports stars to Love Island contestants, with a significant fanbase of under-18s, in betting and gambling ads. The rules apply to broadcast media, such as TV, radio and cinema ads, as well as non-broadcast such as online and in newspapers or on billboards and posters.

The ASA said that children were still seeing on average 2.2 betting or gambling ads a week, although this is the lowest level in 12 years, with existing rules banning anyone under the age of 25 being used in an ad.

 

[Lineker]

 

[Baddar]

£17 on a 125/1 shot doesn't scream gambling problem at all. That 2k will be gone on the slots tonight.