I’m Max Chang from Shanghai, China.
I’m currently a freshman studying advertising in the college of communications. I’m very interested in the industry of advertising and how if effects people’s decisions and their desire to purchase. After graduating, I would like to combine my interest in advertising and my love for sports and hopefully work under a sports brand.
As a sports person, I enjoy playing basketball, volleyball, and did high jump back in high school track as well. I also love playing and listening to music.
If I had a superpower, it would be to teleport to any place in the world.
Link to my presentation: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGlh1OTUWk/0YLDukLb1Veav_uTSI-S3w/edit?utm_content=DAGlh1OTUWk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
I appreciate how your presentation highlights the psychological impact of gambling on young people. The way gambling is marketed—often glamorized through influencers and sports media—can mislead teenagers into thinking it's a risk-free, exciting activity. Taking account of the benefits and risks is necessary for these gambling companies.
This made me think about how gambling changes the way we enjoy sports. Instead of watching for fun or team spirit, people start focusing only on money. It turns something that brings people together into something risky and stressful, especially for young fans.
I think your presentation touched upon a very real issue in modern day America. I don't think that completely eradicating gambling is realistic simply because in places like America, it's become a large part of the culture where many tourist sites or vacation spots more likely than not, have a casino. As to your solution of swaying people away from gambling by creating disclaimers of how addictive it can get, I wonder how effective this may be? We see that there are disclaimers on cigarette packages that smoking can be cancerous, yet people still have nicotine addictions.
Your presentation is very inspiring, and it made me think of some possible solutions to address the issue. One approach could be adding an age restriction to control who can access the website, specifically preventing children, teenagers, and adolescents from participating. Implementing an age limit would demonstrate the company’s commitment to discouraging underage gambling. Although some minors might still find ways to bypass these restrictions, the company would have fulfilled its moral responsibility by making its stance clear and taking reasonable preventative measures.
I liked your presentation, it definitely addresses an emerging issue in younger adults. I had a few comments about your proposed solutions, though. I think one solution you proposed was to simply add disclaimers that gambling is addictive, but I am pretty sure this is already something gambling companies do. Also, I had a few questions about your second solution, to add a maximum bet amount for people 18+ but under 21. I wanted to ask, how will you address the emergence of addiction? Limiting their bet amounts would prevent them from destroying their lives immediately, but people could still get addicted.