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Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs is shortly expected to introduce new restrictions on gambling advertising, leading to a near complete ban on advertising. Under the restrictions, gambling advertising would be allowed only at night between 1.00-5.00 am and there would be a total ban on gambling sponsorship of sports jerseys, kits and stadiums. But the…

The Committees of Advertising Practice wants to ban ‘sports people and celebrities, and also individuals like social media influencers’ from being used to promote gambling services. A spokesperson said: “We launched a public consultation on proposals to introduce new strengthened rules and guidance to better protect children and young people (under-18s) and vulnerable people from…

A new European Commission report has found that an industry-led memorandum of understanding on online advertising and intellectual property rights has led to a significant reduction in the unintentional placement of advertising from Europe’s major gambling brands on websites which infringe upon intellectual property rights. The memorandum of understanding, published in 2018, was established with…

Tough new measures aimed at further preventing under-18s from seeing gambling adverts online have been unveiled by the Betting and Gaming Council. The standards body, which represents the regulated betting industry excluding the National Lottery, unveiled the crackdown as it published the Sixth Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising. In future, BGC members must ensure…

The Ministry of the Interior, Rural Areas, Integration and Equal Opportunities of the State of Schleswig-Holstein has agreed with the German Association for Telecommunications and Media (DVTM) and the Central Association of the German Advertising Industry (ZAW) on a self-regulatory model to ensure a proportionate nationwide TV -Advertising of online casino providers licensed in Schleswig-Holstein….

egta, the European associations for TV and radio sales houses, has welcomed a new code of conduct on responsible advertising for online gambling, which has been published by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). egta will now promote the code to its members and encourage them to support it. EGBA’s code of conduct is…

GalaBingo.com has made its sponsorship of ITV flagship show, The Chase, available to its charity partner, 52 Lives. For two weeks from Monday 18th May, the charity will be featured throughout the show, in an effort to raise awareness and vital funds. 52 Lives, set up by Jaime Thurtson in 2013, uses kindness to change…

Spain’s Consumer Protection Minister Alberto Garzón has confirmed that online gambling has fallen in the past month, due to the gambling ban brought in in April, which will be maintained during the lock down. The ban will apply at least until May 24. Mr. Garzón said in in front of the House of Commons Health…

Members of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) have announced they will voluntarily remove all TV and radio product advertising during the COVID-19 lockdown as addiction experts describe this as “an unprecedented step in unprecedented times”. The announcement is the latest in the series of measures taken as part of the BGC’s ‘Ten Pledges for…