Gambling

Dear Readers,

It appears that laws regarding advertising bookmakers and the 'joys' of gambling have changed and it is now on our tv sets!

I personally am shocked and appalled at this as it is a well known and accepted fact that gambling is a destructive disease that can destroy peoples lives!

It was only in yesterday's newspaper that I was reading about a guy called Paul Sadler who stole 4 million pounds over a few years to fund what is a self admitted gambling problem!

Was this a poor man who had to rely on the sheer luck of betting on games of chance? No - this was a wealthy business man who didnt even do it for the need of money!
You can read this whole story at http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/10/07/2994752.htm

Do you think that this is an isolated case? If so you are naieve - but to further prove my own point I was also reading about a chinese man who made his living in trafficking babies in China. This man also admits that he sold his own child to fund his drinking and gambling addictions. (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/10/08/evil-of-the-baby-traders-89520-19912916/)

It is tragic that in this country 'freedom of speech' and freedom of expression are allowing such vices as gambling to be glorified and enriched through celebrity endorsement.

Think about it - when do you ever hear of a bookmaker going bust? NEVER - in fact new ones appear to be opening up all the time.

Why? Because it is the greatest hustle of all. Beware - you now can no longer say you werent warned.

But is it enough to know the dangers yourself and simply steer clear? For me its not - I feel as though we must petition for the laws to be changed back to the way they were. It would be even better to illegalise gambling as a whole rather than the mere advertising of it but I am a realistic person and you must take a step at a time.

Kindly pass the message to petition against the new legislation on gambling on.
This can be done at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Ban-TV-Gamb-Ads/

It will take a few moments of your time but its for the betterment of our society and if we allow ourselves and children to be taught to gamble through advertising, then who knows what will be permissible through advertising next?

On this note, I will leave you all to ponder where you stand and hope you all sign the petition and spread the message on to your friends and family to also sign the petiton.

Peace.