If they can’t beat you, join them
Who better to advertise on The Guardian’s story about a World Cup themed anti-gambling initiative than Sportsbet, with a World Cup themed pro-gambling initiative.
And here’s the Singaporean ad in question, which ran during the half time break of the Germany routing of Brazil yesterday.
On the bright side it’s looking like that kid’s dad made the right call betting his life savings on Germany.
Gambling in any sport is a dangerous habit, legally, and of course illegally. It becomes addictive and often leads to decisions being made that are done on desperation or under the counter. We only have to see how Sportsbet have monopolised the World Cup on TV, and now the Wolf man gets caught. Who next, Leonardo di Caprio?
ROD HAY