The boss of Britain’s largest gambling firm has said that gambling advertising is out of control as he called for a ban on gambling ads around live football matches before 9pm.
A leading Tory Peer has called for gambling ads to be banned an hour before, during and for an hour after live sporting events.
Gambling bosses are calling for a mandatory levy on their own industry which could raise as much as £100m a year to fund addiction clinics and research into problem gambling.
The Labour Party’s review of problem gambling and its treatment was published yesterday. Outlined are new policies that Labour are proposing to tackle gambling across the UK.
Public policy charity CARE welcomes Labour plans to outlaw in-play betting ads to help combat the UK’s problem gambling epidemic.
According to a new report the Treasury will lose more than £100m for each year that it postpones the cuts on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).
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