the official betting thread.

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Empoli v Juventus
Empoli @ 6.9
Both to score @ 2.32

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Torino v Lecce
Lecce @ 4.75
Both to score @ 2.16

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

Anyone else being bomb mailed with free bets for American football the last few weeks?

A sport that the betting company's could easily see I have no interest in (I might have a bet on the superbowl some years, and that's by no means certain either)

Responsible gambling my hole.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Anyone else being bomb mailed with free bets for American football the last few weeks?

A sport that the betting company's could easily see I have no interest in (I might have a bet on the superbowl some years, and that's by no means certain either)

Responsible gambling my hole.

Not that I'm aware of, but it makes sense, I suppose, with the new season just started.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

Not that I'm aware of, but it makes sense, I suppose, with the new season just started.

It makes sense alright, but it makes a mockery of their responsible gambling bollocks.

"here's some free bets/bonuses to bet on a sport we can see doesn't interest you, but make sure to gamble responsibly"

They're trying to rebrand betting as entertainment, a fiver on a first goalscorer, ten each way on a big race etc, then in the same breathe enticing people to bet on things they know nothing about.

Who is more likely to go betting on the American football with those enticements? I'd say addicts would be first in line.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

It makes sense alright, but it makes a mockery of their responsible gambling bollocks.

"here's some free bets/bonuses to bet on a sport we can see doesn't interest you, but make sure to gamble responsibly"

They're trying to rebrand betting as entertainment, a fiver on a first goalscorer, ten each way on a big race etc, then in the same breathe enticing people to bet on things they know nothing about.

Who is more likely to go betting on the American football with those enticements? I'd say addicts would be first in line.

I think all or most sites these days give people control over their own marketing preferences.

You can probably go to site x and opt out of marketing, if you wish.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

I think all or most sites these days give people control over their own marketing preferences.

You can probably go to site x and opt out of marketing, if you wish.

I think you're missing the point.

Deliberately.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

I think you're missing the point.

Deliberately.

No, I know what you're saying, but they'll say that giving customers autonomy over what marketing they receive mitigates the safer gambling angle.

It's also likely that the UKGC put an onus on gambling sites to be very careful how they market to UK based customers they deem potential problem gamblers. They can maybe play a bit more fast and loose with Irish customers as they aren't under that jurisdiction. So, it's quite possible that middle of the road punters, such as yourself (I assume!), will be free to be bombarded by marketing if you don't have your opt-in button switched to off.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

No, I know what you're saying, but they'll say that giving customers autonomy over what marketing they receive mitigates the safer gambling angle.

I receive marketing. I'm well able to ignore any marketing I don't want though, such as bets on American football, Cricket whatever and use the stuff I like. I think they're are people who will be harmed by this though, and the bookies probably have the tools to figure out which sports their customers like and market those to them. It's not an anti marketing thing, it's trying to squeeze more and more from punters who MAY be vulnerable while claiming to be watching out for problem gamblers that is my gripe

It's also likely that the UKGC put an onus on gambling sites to be very careful how they market to UK based customers they deem potential problem gamblers. They can maybe play a bit more fast and loose with Irish customers as they aren't under that jurisdiction. So, it's quite possible that middle of the road punters, such as yourself (I assume!), will be free to be bombarded by marketing if you don't have your opt-in button switched to off.

I hadn't considered this tbh.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Yeah, I'd say marketing is tailored to the customer's profile. If you're not hitting their radar as a likely problem gambler, they'll lob everything they can at you.

I'm sure only a short time ago, everybody would have been in the same boat, in fact, problem gamblers would have got hit with every freebie and marketing ploy under the sun but I know that that was clamped down on in the last couple of years.