I am 38, I bet $25 most Sundays, I set a weekly limit in the app, and I have never missed a bill. A broadcast ban treats me like a child because some other adult cannot stop. We do not ban beer commercials because alcoholics exist; we fund treatment and require 'drink responsibly' tags. Do the same here: mandatory deposit limits, real funding for the helpline, honest odds in the ads. Prohibition by timeslot tells adults the government trusts them to vote and serve on juries but not to see a commercial. That is not protection, it is condescension. The tools already exist: regulators require limit-setting features like deposit, wager, and session-time limits at licensed sportsbooks. Use those; do not ban the ad slot.
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