Time To Ban Ads For Sports Gambling: A conversation with Bruce Kidd and Dr. Steve Joordens

It's almost impossible to watch any sporting event without being bombarded by ads for online gambling sites. This can be a dangerous thing, especially for kids who can't escape the ads and who are increasingly thinking of gambling as an integral part of being a sports fan. Former Canadian Olympian Bruce Kidd has launched a campaign to ban gambling ads in Canada. Mind Full spoke with Bruce and his collaborator Dr. Steve Joordens about the effects of gambling and advertising, and the proposal making its way through the Canadian senate. Ban ads for gambling website: https://www.banadsforgambling.ca/ Steve’s blog post 'Sports Gambling and the Weaponization of Psychology': https://www.banadsforgambling.ca/psychology Senate Bill S-269: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/s-269 CBC article about the bill: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/sports-gambling-betting-advertisements-senator-marty-deacon-bill-1.6884194 #WeTheOutcry Bruce Kidd opinion piece 'Sports Gambling Is Strangling the Beauty of Sports' in the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-sports-gambling-is-strangling-the-beauty-of-sports/ Paul Hornung gets suspended for gambling: https://www.espn.com/classic/s/moment010417hornung-karras-betting.html