"The growth of UK betting sector since then has created billionaires, such as Bet365’s Denise Coates and Betfred’s Done brothers. At the other end of the scale, what starts out as a harmless flutter has driven countless customers into financial ruin, family breakups, and worse."
"The betting industry promotes its wares predominantly through advertising on TV, social media or via wall-to-wall sponsorship of football clubs."
Propaganda uses the same media and targets people in a similar manner!
Propaganda uses the same media and targets people in a similar manner!
"The gambling industry could not exist unless the bookmaker or casino had a better grasp of the odds than the punter. That’s the foundation upon which the industry is built, and it’s a bargain that – unless they are completely delusional – the gambler enters into knowingly."
"Those affected know the trauma all too well. What is less well widely understood is how gambling companies are able to influence otherwise happy, intelligent and sociable people, causing them to act irrationally, against their own interests."
Rather like the EU Referendum!
Rather like the EU Referendum!
"The techniques gambling products use to tap into our psyches are both artful and terrible, marrying simplicity of concept with ingenuity of execution to nudge us towards dark choices."
LIES, LIES and MORE LIES!
Don't forget inane slogans repeated adnauseam!
LIES, LIES and MORE LIES!
Don't forget inane slogans repeated adnauseam!
“All gambling games are based on psychological triggers that mean they work,” he tells me. “The human brain is incapable of dealing with randomness. We’re obsessed with finding patterns in things because that prevents us from going insane. We want to make sense of things.”
"As soon as you start combining probabilities of multiple events, the odds lengthen very quickly. This means that a scorecast outcome is pretty unlikely, so the bookmaker can offer what looks like a bargain 15–1, knowing the chances of it happening may be more like 50–1."
What ARE the odds on UK citizens ever finding the promised "sunlit uplands"!?!
Only #LiarJohnson knows the probability of this ever coming to pass - and he will not say, because he speaks only in lies, obfuscation and deflects all enquiries onto dead cats!
A pattern is clear!
Only #LiarJohnson knows the probability of this ever coming to pass - and he will not say, because he speaks only in lies, obfuscation and deflects all enquiries onto dead cats!
A pattern is clear!
"When a gambler thinks about that scorecast bet, they are picturing in their mind’s eye an in-form striker opening the scoring in a routine victory over an inferior team. A standard Saturday afternoon."
"But bookmakers are sitting on a mine of information on their historical return from scorecasts, and will have a good idea of the difference between the odds they’re offering and the real odds. They don’t publicise this for obvious reasons."
Evidently, neither will #LiarJohnson!
Evidently, neither will #LiarJohnson!
"In poker, the saying is: “Don’t teach the fish” – fish being bad players you can easily take money from."
"Instead of teaching the fish, gambling companies try to ensure, through the types of bet they promote most heavily, that as many people opt to gamble their money on more complex probability scenarios, rather than sticking to simpler outcomes."
The electorate elect representatives to act in their best interests; collectively as a society of individuals sharing rights and opportunities to make the best of their lives.
No one pays legal fees for representation only to then be asked to make legal decisions themselves!
No one pays legal fees for representation only to then be asked to make legal decisions themselves!
“A heuristic is a rule of thumb, something you can use that works pretty well in your daily life, but can convince you to make quite serious mistakes, especially when they’re deliberately exploited, which is the case here.”
Constant, repetitive lies can result in gas-lighting!
Constant, repetitive lies can result in gas-lighting!
"The football match scenario in question is something gamblers can easily envisage happening and that they may even have seen before. It could happen."
"But the necessary confluence of multiple events means it is actually far less likely than it instinctively feels. There are many other possible outcomes that are just as likely."
UK Government claims to act for "the people" but legislates to undermine the rule of law.
UK Government claims to act for "the people" but legislates to undermine the rule of law.
"Philip Newall coined the phrase “dark nudges” to describe techniques used by the betting firms. The phrase is a nod to the 2008 book Nudge, by economists Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein."
"A favourite of former UK prime minister David Cameron, the book draws on psychology and behavioural economics to examine how people in positions of authority can “nudge” others into making decisions that benefit them and society."
It cannot be, 'one rule for some, and another for everyone else', as we witness with COVID-19 rules, regulations and laws.
"The idea is that you can drive positive changes without needing to be openly coercive, which might make people resistant. Of course, you can nudge people towards poor choices, too."
Evident in the outcome of the EU Referendum, based upon LIES, half-truths and distorted facts.
Evident in the outcome of the EU Referendum, based upon LIES, half-truths and distorted facts.
"How gambling firms keep you hooked" - aka how a conman dupes intelligent, rational people into believing his lies.
#1 "Making you think you're in control"
Remember, "Take Back Control"?
#LiarJohnson never did say precisely what this meant for everyday life in UK.
#1 "Making you think you're in control"
Remember, "Take Back Control"?
#LiarJohnson never did say precisely what this meant for everyday life in UK.
#2 "Disguising your losses as wins"
How many 'Brexit benefits' can you count on one hand?
#Rees-Mogg has been appointed to identify 'Brexit benefits' in the face of economic destruction to industries, businesses and livelihoods, but without reference to enrichment of elite!
How many 'Brexit benefits' can you count on one hand?
#Rees-Mogg has been appointed to identify 'Brexit benefits' in the face of economic destruction to industries, businesses and livelihoods, but without reference to enrichment of elite!
#3 "Celebrating near misses"
The much lauded "vaccine rollout" heralded as a 'victory' BECAUSE UK shredded its' economically sound relationship with EU; causing widespread economic destruction throughout UK - a minor detail!
The much lauded "vaccine rollout" heralded as a 'victory' BECAUSE UK shredded its' economically sound relationship with EU; causing widespread economic destruction throughout UK - a minor detail!
#4 "Giving you free money"
UK Government fail to address the Energy Crisis; incurring seemingly runaway fuel and energy costs, exacerbating cost-of-living that spirals out of control - see #1 above 👆!
UK Government fail to address the Energy Crisis; incurring seemingly runaway fuel and energy costs, exacerbating cost-of-living that spirals out of control - see #1 above 👆!
UK Government settles for quick-fix; deducts £200 from all energy bills now which it intends to clawback over four years as an increase on future energy bills.
Some say, 'buy-now-pay-later' but, others more accurately see it for what it is - a scam that is anything but free!
Some say, 'buy-now-pay-later' but, others more accurately see it for what it is - a scam that is anything but free!
"When it comes to online casino games and slots, Kim Lund feels that something less cunning is going on: that firms are simply watching what makes money and repeating it in a robotic process of trial and error."
Focus groups and pollsters are commonly deployed to access minds!
Focus groups and pollsters are commonly deployed to access minds!
“My main gripe with the industry is that it has, to a large degree, been run by people who don’t love it, who treat gamblers as dumb sheep. They see gambling like petrol: ‘We have a commodity – how do we sell it? What else can we sell them while they’re at the gas station?’”
"The result is an evolutionary mechanism that rewards development of addictive content while absolving anyone from the responsibility for its impact."
"Delivering on the people's priorities"
This only makes sense if ALL UK citizens had full knowledge & experience of governance!
"Delivering on the people's priorities"
This only makes sense if ALL UK citizens had full knowledge & experience of governance!
"Breaking this cycle can be done."
Sovereignty rests with the people and it is they that must take back control of governance in UK, by ensuring that liars and charlatans can never be allowed to undermine democracy and government, or even be elected in the first place.
Sovereignty rests with the people and it is they that must take back control of governance in UK, by ensuring that liars and charlatans can never be allowed to undermine democracy and government, or even be elected in the first place.
With thanks and apologies, to @ByRobDavies for my interpretation of his excellent article 👆
https://twitter.com/ByRobDavies/status/1492578287222247428?s=20&t=i_F9MTsn7NE2A-IqNVXD0A
UK Government must bear responsibility and accountability for failure to address economic crises fuelling cost-of-living that is spiralling out of control.
Failure to do so is evidence of #ToriesUnfitToGovern #JohnsonOut19
theguardian.com/business/2022/…
Failure to do so is evidence of #ToriesUnfitToGovern #JohnsonOut19
theguardian.com/business/2022/…
Frustrated #Tory donors that bankrolled #Tories #LiarJohnson and #Brexit have reached point when, Enough is Enough!
thetimes.co.uk/article/f233e1…
thetimes.co.uk/article/f233e1…
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