Online Casino Company Goes too Far
Internet gambling sites are consistently looking for a new edge and special
feature that will give them the advantage over other sites. Unfortunately,
attempts to find that unique edge go a bit over board and the Advertising
Standards Authority in the UK has to reel these companies back in – because you
just don’t get away with a whole lot from the ASA. The ASA is there to protect
online casino gamblers from the internet gambling sites that give false
portrayals of nature of the industry. Requestabet.com is the latest company to
find itself narrowed within the sites of the ASA.
Requestabet released an advertisement just recently that compared internet
betting to investment strategies and buying houses – presenting betting as a
viable alternative to actually buying stocks and houses and investments. This
wasn’t a really brilliant marketing campaign for the company – they couldn’t
have seriously thought that this would fly. Particularly with the state of the
global economy and with players already gravitating toward the online casinos,
the ASA is actively watching our for advertisements that exploit the current
financial crisis that many individuals have found themselves in.
Interestingly enough, the managers at the online casino betting site just don’t
see what is wrong with the claims that internet betting is a good way to earn
and invest money. The site even has lingo on it that indicates that since
investment and mutual fund managers have lost individuals so much money over the
past year because of the economy, online bettors and gamblers are not likely to
lose themselves this much money. Claims that these ads are tongue-in-cheek have
been meet with incredulity by many in the industry. |