A gamble too far

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There was a slice of dark comedy in the furore surrounding the Brendon McCullum betting ads, when a spokesperson for New Zealand’s Problem Gambling Foundation called the campaign “the most aggressive marketing I’ve ever seen”.

So what you’re saying is it was the ‘Bazball’ of marketing campaigns?

All jokes aside, I have no idea wh…