The Ubiquity of Gambling Billboards in the Philippines
  • 44 points chasingmars

    Gambling is so destructive, a lot more than the typical stuff that’s posted on this sub. Sad :/

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    -7 points newgrounds

    Why? It's my main income

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    1 points KZA8

    newgrounds????

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  • 18 points superpimp2g

    Just preying on desperate ppl trying to escape their financial situation

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  • 15 points Bestman701

    is it me or do the ads with the lion look AI generated? they feel so off being in those kind of places

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    2 points newgrounds

    Nah, people have been drawing poorly for thousands of years.

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  • 16 points iCrafterChips

    https://preview.redd.it/nldj3m3i8p7g1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=570aeffe0f10f62c5e13499344944e0104a53d6f

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  • 9 points seraphinth

    Alhamdulillah I live in Indonesia where shariah law bans gambling adverts.... /s

    And replaces them with cigarette, vaping and other tobacco product ads oh for ffs

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    5 points olivegardengambler

    The difference is that it's way harder to blow months of money on cigarettes in one go. What makes gambling and gambling addiction so dangerous is you can literally spend $5,000 in like 2 minutes.

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    1 points seraphinth

    you can't spend all your money on cigs in one go... BUT YOU SURE CAN SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY IN HEALTH-CARE IN ONE GO!!! Don't forget that fathers in Indonesia literally smoke in front of their wives and children ensuring he won't be the only person catching lung cancer.

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  • 7 points BenefitFree1371

    Yuck

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  • 3 points DeadeyeFalx_01

    Every time I come back there, it only looks like the infrastructure gets worse and worse, the skyway project was at least a half decent improvement tho

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  • 3 points The_Arizona_Ranger

    This is what it looks like when you browse online as a Canadian

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  • 2 points Complete_Concern0000

    that one ad, the yellow one over the road - is fcking huge..geez

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  • 2 points Crazy-Pomegranate460

    Yooo i thought this was cyberpunk 2077 for a second

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  • 1 points MaximumBop85

    Thats basically how it is in my state ever since they legalized gambling.

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  • 1 points EyesOfEris

    Why are they all in English

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    2 points Money-Ad8553

    The Philippines was an American colony in the early 20th century and English still remains a vital language for business there.

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  • 1 points yushy99

    Post more Philippine content

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  • 1 points Happylillovebunny

    Anyone else concerned that the cartoon drawings with the bright colours seems to be designed to attract children? Just me?

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  • 1 points Alan_Reddit_M

    Is this a sign to gamble?

    https://preview.redd.it/3g9wu7ecrz7g1.png?width=637&format=png&auto=webp&s=93bae1bc3a0889cc971101411541474f8c0be56a

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  • 1 points JRH_678

    In the UK it's TV adverts for online & app-based gambling. Literally every ad break on TV, often multiple per ad-break. It's a business with next-to-no overheads: literally just a webpage/flash game, and they collect free money. That's why they can afford so much advertising.

    I do wonder what would happen to lives of ordinary people if stock market investment and speculation was as easy-to-access as bookmakers and online gambling is.

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  • -2 points Several_Celebration

    That’s cool. Adds a bit of color to the landscape

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