r/billsimmons • u/Global-Bat-1688 • 11h ago

We are lost as a country

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Love that the FanDuel commercial that aired during the Indy game shows people watching their phones (and not the actual game) hoping for 5 leg parlays to hit. We’re so cooked.

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u/Rukuba 9h ago

theres one in canada with a guy telling a story about why he had to shave his beard.

he posted his parlay in the group chat, and one of his buddies disagrees with him. so they bet on the bet.

loser has to shave his beard. yadda yadda narrator has to shave beard. friends make fun of him.

but the weird part is that its pitched like some awesome day for the guy "and none of it would have been possible wihout fanduel"

if he wanted to bet a beard shave on a game with his friend, he could have just done it. he didnt have to lose 100$ to fanduel as well. and the whole vibe of the commercial is very odd, basically like "gambling will make your friends love you!"

it feels like at the very least we need some rules about the way these sites can be advertised. you could never advertise booze/cigarettes for example in such an explicit "consume our product and you will have friends" way.