CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mobile sports betting officially launched in North Carolina on March 11, and thanks to a swath of commercials on TV and social media, almost everyone knows about it.
Ads for several popular sportsbooks, including FanDuel and DraftKings, have flooded everyone's feeds since North Carolina legalized online sports gambling. The ads are seemingly everywhere, with one FanDuel promo saying everyone's talking about it, mostly because it feels like you can't do anything without hearing a commercial.
But is there a way to stop all these ads?
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WHAT WE FOUND
The National Gambling Support Network said you can't completely remove the ads from your feeds, but there is a way to manage them.
You can hide them by selecting the down arrow menu or clicking X in the top right corner of the sponsored post. You can also adjust what ads you see in your ad preference settings.
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Sports betting ads are permitted with restrictions, as are gambling affiliates and fantasy sports ads.
Like Facebook, you can click on the ad on your feed and block or mute the ad. You can also control interest-based ads by going into your personal ads settings.
You can limit the ads you see by going to My Ad Center and customizing the ads. Gambling is a sensitive topic, and you are able to limit those ads from there.
The National Gambling Support Network said there is blocking software that can help screen gambling sites from your devices.
Contact Meghan Bragg at mbragg@wcnc.com and follow her on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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