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UK – A&S Leisure warned over ads offering ‘unlimited gambling’
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has warned casino operator A&S Leisure Group over an ad promising ‘unlimited gambling in all of our Napoleons Casinos’ on its website www.napoleons-casinos.co.uk. A&S, the operator of casinos in Leeds, Bradford, Hull, Sheffield and Manchester, had changed its terminology from ‘unlimited gambling’ to unrestricted gambling’ although the ASA deemed…
UK – ASA reports huge drop in number of underage advertising breaches by gambling companies
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has seen a drop in the number of breaches of age restriction by online gambling advertisements in the UK. The ASA’s latest report highlighted that only three of the adverts identified in the latest report related to gambling. These appeared on three different websites but were published by the…
UK – Sky Bet ad banned for linking betting success with intelligence
The Advertising Standards Agency in the UK has banned a TV ad from Sky Bet, with football presenter Jeff Stelling promoting the Request a Bet service as it created an ‘unrealistic perception of the level of control consumers would have over betting success.’ The ad contained a number of references to the role of sports…
UK – ASA publishes new advertising standards to protect children and young people
The Advertising Standards Association published new standards to protect children and young people from irresponsible gambling ads. This follows a review of the evidence on advertising’s impact on under-18s and rulings by the Advertising Standards Authority. The last review was carried out in 2014. The evidence suggests that exposure to gambling ads that comply with…
