As first reported by SBC Noticias, the campaign with the slogan “Placing a bet doesn’t pay off” will be visible across all communication platforms currently popular among youths, especially social media as most high school students are “spending at least five hours a day in front of their cell phones”.
In an interview with local radio station AM 750, Julieta Calmels, Undersecretary of Mental Health, Problematic Consumption and Violence for the province of Buenos Aires, commented: “We are articulating actions to expose a problem that is widespread: the large number of hours that we are exposed to, and above all young people, to screens and games with betting.
“We believe that it is time to take care, prevention measures. Measures are being taken in the two chambers of the legislature. At the same time, this campaign proposes that it does not give the question of bettin..
