US EditionBereaved families urge Sadiq Khan to honour pledge to ban gambling ads on Tube
- Families affected by gambling-related suicides have written to Sir Sadiq Khan, calling on him to honor his 2021 commitment to prohibit betting and casino advertisements on London's public transport system.
- The ban remains unimplemented four years after the manifesto commitment because the mayor prefers to hold off until the Labour Government establishes a nationwide framework to tackle gambling addiction.
- Dr Tom Coffey, Khan's health advisor, said the ban was delayed last year due to concerns that Transport for London could face legal challenges over defining harmful gambling advertising.
- This week, a letter addressed to the mayor by 28 individuals affected by gambling harm, among them 20 relatives who have lost family members, questioned how many more lives must be impacted before effective action is taken.
- The families' appeal highlights growing urgency to tackle gambling harms while the mayor awaits a national definition, although over 80 councils have banned such adverts without legal issues.
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Bereaved families who have lost relatives to gambling-related suicide have written to Sir Sadiq Khan urging him to deliver on his four-year-old promise to ban betting and casino adverts from London’s transport network. In a letter sent to City Hall this week, signed by 28 people harmed by gambling – including 20 bereaved family members – the mayor was asked: “How many more must suffer or die before something is done?” Sir Sadiq had pledged in hi…
Bereaved families who have lost relatives to gambling-related suicide this week asked the Mayor: “How many more must suffer or die before something is done?”
Bereaved families who have lost relatives to gambling-related suicide have written to Sir Sadiq Khan urging him to deliver on his four-year-old promise to ban betting and casino adverts from London’s transport network. Sir Sadiq had pledged in his 2021 re-election manifesto to instruct Transport for London (TfL) to ban adverts from betting websites and […]
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