Sen. Marty Deacon hopes new legislation will push the government to regulate the 'torrent' of sports gambling advertisements she says Canadians are 'subjected to on a daily basis,' in an effort to avoid prevent young people and vulnerable groups from developing gambling addictions.
Sen. Marty Deacon hopes new legislation will push the government to regulate the “torrent” of sports gambling advertisements she says Canadians are “subjected to on a daily basis,” in an effort to prevent young people and vulnerable groups from developing gambling addictions.
According to Deacon, the legislation would see the government working with provinces and other stakeholders to: set out national standards for the prevention and diagnosis of problematic gambling and addiction and for support measures for those who are impacted by this; and “I think it'd be foolish to wait and see if these same problems arise in Canada and then react to them only when so many lives have been ruined by problem gambling as a result,” Deacon said.
Deacon was joined by Sen. Brent Cotter — a former law professor — who said the pervasiveness of the ads deters from the sports event itself, which should be the focus.
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