Should A Club Encourage It's Fanbase To Gamble?

I appreciate the wider context, but 'encouragement' is a subjective word. Is it really that or simply the advertising of an available service? The terminology matters here, agreed?

Yes, for some gambling is an addiction that people need help for. but for others it's not and just a bit of fun and recreation. They would argue it's about taking responsibility for your personal choices.

Absolutely. But does this really negate the above counter-argument to that? The degree to which some are easily led will be offset by the pro-individual choice, pro-personal responsibility line.

In an ideal world, of course. But this isn't and thats why tobacco advertising is banned, betting ads being clamped down on (banned before TV watershed now aren't they?) etc

I don't get what you're saying here mate 😂 are you for or against?

Yet you are an advocate of crypto-currency investment, which is in fact no different at all to spread-betting?

Alcohol is without a doubt potentially far more harmful to an individual and certainly more detrimental to society than gambling. Yet you can get a drink nearly 24/7 in pretty much any part of London these days. Almost everyone I know partakes in a good drink at least once a week, most even more frequently than that. 

Who decides what vices need to be policed, and which ones are fair game? Personally I think everything (within reason) should be down to individual choice. As human beings we are drawn towards activities that carry an element of risk. As long as the only person you are putting at risk is yourself, I think people should be left to make their own choices.  

Fair enough mate.

I'm just a believer that people should be afforded as much freedom in their life as possible, as long as that freedom doesn't directly harm others. I'm not a fan of censorship, prohibition or in fact anything that involves the government telling people what they can and can't do (aside from activities that directly harm others).

Life is short, I believe that we should be allowed to live our lives as we see fit. It's half the reason I live in Africa. There is so much freedom here it is bordering on chaos, but I'd take it over a nanny state any day of the week!

What odds will you give me on it being called “Fancy a Flutter Field”?

That's what I'm questioning though Old Bean - the plugging as you put it. The bottom line is it's a business transaction between two commercial entities. I'm just struggling to see the problem with that, for the reasons given earlier.

Disappointing news with the new shirt sponsor

A highly questionable choice of sponsor imo.

Where do we stop,fast food ,drink,sweets,gay people on telly,life is all about choice,you take your choice and live with all that comes with it. People love to blame. If you drink to much,its your fault,not the bloke running the pub.

This is the first returned result on Google for "Can gambling affect your family?"

www.lawyerment.com/library/articles/Self_Improvement/Addictions/1068.htm 

It is all well and good saying it but the addicts won't see that it IS harming their family and social life. I have been very lucky throughout my life to have not been in possession of an addictive personality but my wifes sister was addicted to scratch off cards to the tune of spending her weeks wages on them through the course of the week and was once suspended from work for stealing some from the dispensing station. When confronted by her family and relations about it she just got angry and belligerent claiming she could stop any time she wanted but it was her bit of "fun" in life. 
It's all well and good saying individual choice should be the parameter for gambling but not everyone is strong willed and that should not be a reason for tossing them to the wolves because they aren't as strong willed as you. Empathy, Tarbs, Empathy.

We cant save everyone.