'So I'm really glad the AGCO is taking matters into their own hands and making the regulatory changes needed to protect our young people and hopefully to protect other populations of people who are at risk.”īut for Vineberg, it's “too little, too late.” 'The entire industry is designed by ultra-professionals to make gambling as attractive and as addictive as possible,' she said. Gabriele calls the removal of famous personalities from Ontario sports betting advertisements a 'good first step.' The Centre for Problem Gambling and Digital Dependency is seen in Windsor, Ont. It's been absolutely over the top and appalling,” she added. 'Prior to the last six months or so, I have never seen this proliferation of gambling advertisements in my life. The commentators were talking gambling stats.with very little attention paid to public service announcements and warnings about the harms of gambling,' said Gabriele.

'Every single break in the play, there were gambling advertisements. 'Whether they're using accounts that their parents or older brothers helped them get, I see them doing fantasy sports all the time.'ĭiana Gabriele, a certified counsellor at the CPGDD at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, said gambling advertisements are 'extremely problematic for most people' in recent years, particularly during sports broadcasts. 'I see kids around my son's age, 14 to 15 that are on FanDuel, DraftKings, all these things,' he said. He said the biggest surprise has been seeing the age of some clients coming into the program go down. Vineberg now serves as a guest speaker for the very same program, sharing his own experience to help future clients. 28, 2024, most famous personalities will be banned from appearing in these types of ads in Ontario.īut Vineberg, who graduated from the Residential Treatment Program at Windsor's Centre for Problem Gambling and Digital Dependency (CPGDD) five years ago, questions whether or not the move will be effective. Part of what makes online gambling so addicting, he explained, isn't just the ability to access it the palm of your hand - but also because of the advertisements that feature professional athletes and celebrities to entice users.

'I don't think I'd be alive today if it was as easy to gamble today back then as it is now,' said Vineberg. Before graduating from Ontario's only residential treatment program for problem gambling, Noah Vineberg said he lost approximately $1-million and relapsed three times.

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