Rien ne va plus...

Can't help but feel that the decision to allow casinos and betting shops to advertise on TV is a bad thing. It seems rather strange that this is being allowed at the same time that cigarette and junk-food advertising is being banned or severely restricted. Those who gamble responsibly (if that isn't an oxymoron) will continue to do so, but I fear many gullible people will be sucked in by the advertising and end up in debt - or more in debt than they otherwise would have been. Of course, the Government stand to gain from increased revenue, and that's probably what's really behind it. After all, they've got to make up the amount they're losing on cigarette duty somewhere, haven't they?