"GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY"
We’re hoping to see you returning again
To give us your hard-earned bunce
So make sure that you gamble responsibly though
Don’t lose all your outlay at once.
The last thing we want for our business
Is a punter that goes to the wall
Depleting our customer numbers
And not good for cash-flow at all.
Our public position is “Take Control”
And “Gamble Responsibly” too
But there’s hypocritical shortfall
Between what we say and we do.
You’ve seen all our ads on the telly
With Rio and Crouch and Jose
You’ll note that everyone’s winning
So roll up, you muppets, and play.
No need to study the form book
Of footie or horses or dogs
Just give us your brass and place your bet
It’s like falling off of a log.
No need to schlep down the bookies
Or even to get out of your chair
We really don’t mind where we fleece you
We honestly don’t really care.
We’ve Bingo these days for the ladies
A market we’ve recently tapped
We don’t check your credit score rating
Or concern ourselves that you’re cash-strapped.
So enter our virtual casino
Drawn in by the lure of free spins
By celebrities like that Mourhino
Who’ve traded for silver their sins.
Yes, hypocrisy’s our bread and butter
Let’s start you with minimal stakes
Encouraging your little flutter
We’ll tell you whatever it takes.
It’s just harmless fun is our message
But secretly think that you’re mugs
By planting the seeds of addiction
We’re peddling the new Class A drugs.
M.C. Newberry
Mon 2nd May 2022 17:33
Business is business and advertises to elicit more business, from
which the government takes income. I don't see food and drink
ads. carrying warnings ("This stuff makes you fat and spotty"/
"Beware of becoming an alky"! etc.!) - with added referrals to
sources of "help" and "advice". to save the weak-willed from themselves. Now, I must check the 5.45pm at Windsor via PaddyPower.com, on this bank holiday to see how my £2.50 E/W
gets on..😏