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当赌场已经成了新加坡的标志,广告促销限制还能起效用吗?


当爱已成过去,当赌已成事实,当钱已成时尚,当赌国地位已被确定,仅仅只次于澳门,我们要怎样才能禁止人们不想起我们的赌场。新加坡河畔的三炷香,圣淘沙的环球影城,即是综合娱乐城,也是赌场。这已经是新加坡的新地标,新的旅游象征。

国内外的人都知道这是赌场兼娱乐城,但是,并不是所有的人,不论旅客还是国人,都会上赌场玩上一把。清者自清,对着这个已知道的事实,有些人会为之所动,有些人坚守本分。因此,赌场广告促销的限制真能起效用吗?

这样做,是否是:祭之丰,不如养之薄也。事情都发生了,现在,才来大事的宣传我们要限制广告促销,不让赌场的相关广告在新加坡媒体,电视等等地方出现。赌场是为外国人而开的,本地人应该禁赌,不要让他们接触赌场的广告宣传,促销活动。祭拜再丰富,也改变不了赌场存在的现实。而它们的存在,又是这么的醒目,无人不知。


防赌,防烟,防厕所

看看我们的禁烟活动,现在还要扩大禁烟区,禁烟广告宣传,早就不准见报和在电视上出现了。禁烟者自禁,吸烟者自吸。好像走着两条不同的道路。再看看厕所文化,不也是推了好几年了吗?

我们是否是走太快,我们的经济是赶美超英,好多洋人是又羡慕又妒忌。这么有钱,这么贵的房子车子,这么高的外汇储备,但是,偏偏有些软体就是跟不上,但是外国朋友未必看得到。禁烟,禁赌,厕所卫生,在新加坡的旅游点,高尚地区,未必这么明显的展露出来。

希望而来 失望而归


经济上赶上了,精神上赶不上。对新加坡人来说,有些人是两者都赶不上。变成了,两头都不到岸。对于,好多到新加坡打工的朋友,如果喜欢赌上一把,喝多几杯,吸多几包烟,很可能在合约期满之后,也是两手空空回国去。不过,他们倒是对新加坡国库做出贡献,真是出钱又出力。我们忍心看着这些人带着伤心,失望离去吗?

我们不希望国人,也不希望在新加坡工作的朋友,到最后是两手空空。尤其是经济不景气,即将到来,更加要有定力,抗拒赌场,烟酒的诱惑。

即使广告减少,没有促销,赌场的存在已经是个事实,唯有自己的把持和信念,才能抗拒这些诱惑。但是,这是一件说来容易,做来难的事,祝愿大家好运。

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