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[Stybar]

Good, way too many people are addicted. Sadly a lot of kids/teens.

Belgium bans gambling advertising from July 1

Belgium bans gambling advertising from July 1

The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

www.reuters.com

Excellent. This is a good move, for everybody except the gambling industry.

Quite importantly:

As part of the new rules, sponsorship expenses will no longer be tax deductible for gambling companies.

This'll be a big one. A large percentage of these company's expenses are towards ads. Of course, how long it'll be until they find a stupid loophole will remain to be seen, but...

 

[Mave]

Excellent. This is a good move, for everybody except the gambling industry.

Quite importantly:


This'll be a big one. A large percentage of these company's expenses are towards ads. Of course, how long it'll be until they find a stupid loophole will remain to be seen, but...

I actually expect most of them to go bankrupt (at least in Belgium) because of this.

 

[Mave]

Full video:

Imagine being the literal physical embodiment of what people imagine when they think of 4chan users

 

[Stybar]

gets arrested at Mom's house

Shocking.

For real though, I can't really say it was a direct threat? It reads more like a "ugh, I wish" kinda thing. I wonder what else they have on him, because if this is all, it'll be easy to defend in court.

Of course, until they open up his "homework" folder.

 

[Mave]

Of course, until they open up his 426gb "homework" folder.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Mave]

Gotta say I'm surprised. I thought all the Scandinavian countries had the highest suicide rates of Europe.

Finland ranked the happiest country for 6th year

Finland ranked the happiest country for 6th year

Move over, Disneyland — the United Nations finds Finland to be the happiest place on Earth, actually.

www.deseret.com

 

[Mave]

Wai ah yu gae?

Uganda passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-passes-bill-banning-identifying-lgbtq-2023-03-21/

 

[Stybar]

So it's illegal to identify as gay? So it's cool as long as you say "no homo"?

 

[Mave]

So it's illegal to identify as gay? So it's cool as long as you say "no homo"?

Reminds me of József Szájer.

 

[Stybar]

Reminds me of József Szájer.

Hey man, it's 2023. That guy has a humiliation fetish, don't kinkshame him.

 

[Mave]

I honestly did not see this coming. Good guy Disney.