This Singaporean Anti-Gambling Ad Backfires After Germany Beat Brazil In The World Cup

Your dad’s team won. Did you get your savings back?” Andy’s friend asks in a re-captioned ad, published by Singapore’s National Council on Problem Gambling just minutes after Germany sealed a 1-0 win over Argentina in extra time. “No, dad never stops,” Andy replied, ominously. “He wants to bet one more time.” It was a last-gasp save for the much-maligned ad campaign, which had been lampooned globally – even American late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon chimed in – for inadvertently reminding gamblers of the riches that await those who make well-placed wagers.

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To provide advice and feedback to the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on social concerns related to problems arising from gambling

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To execute Casino Exclusions and Visit Limits in accordance with the Casino Control Act and within prevailing policies on casino social safeguards.

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The NCPG ad, which encourages people to seek help for problem gambling and which is running during the World Cup season, features a boy named Andy who hopes that Germany would win. “My dad bet all my savings on them,” he said.

Well, in an ironic twist, if this happened in real life, Andy’s father would have won the bet and been able to keep all of Andy’s savings – and more.