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Lottery using athletes to promote being criticized
October 8, 2009, 10:57 am (2 years ago)The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation got a lot of flak from anti-gambling organization this week on a promoting campaign utilizing young Canadian athletes who have been advocated by the lottery.
According to the Canadian Press, members of the GameOverVLTs anti-gambling group argued that the NSGC had breached its own promotion standards with its ‘Support 4 Sport’ campaign.
GameOverVLTs manager Terry Fulmer claimed that Nova Scotia Gaming “….is utilizing juvenile and youth athletes to endorse gambling.”
The gaming corporation has been operating a series of television commercials using young Nova Scotia athletes who have obtained funds for training from gaming profits.
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