UK Lords Want Gambling Ads Banned, Sector Growth Goal Dropped

Lords demand ban on gambling adverts

UK Lords Want Gambling Ads Banned, Sector Growth Goal Dropped

A cross-party House of Lords committee has told the UK government to ban almost all gambling advertising as soon as it is “practicable” to do so, and to abandon its objective of growing the sector along the way. The industry’s lobby group, the Betting and Gaming Council, immediately called the report “deeply misguided.” A Ban […]

From caution to a full ban: how the Lords’ stance on gambling ads hardened

A House of Lords committee now wants gambling advertising banned outright in the UK, a position its predecessor would not take in 2020. The industry body is not happy.

House of Lords Liaison Committee calls for UK gambling ad ban, citing up to 1.5m problem gamblers

The House of Lords Liaison Committee of UK has called for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising, arguing that it is the most effective policy option for reducing gambling-related harm and should form part of a public health approach. The cross-party committee estimates that between 1 million and 1.5 million adults in Great Britain experience problem gambling. Associated harms include relationship...

Lords committee calls for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising

A new report from the House of Lords Liaison Committee has followed up the July 2020 report of the Gambling Industry Committee which recommended a public health approach to tackling gambling-related harms. The Liaison Committee’s report argues that a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising represents the most effective policy option to advance meaningfully the Government’s aim of reducing gambling harms and represents a vital part of a public …

Lords make case for full UK gambling advertising crackdown

Members of the House of Lords are calling for a full scale crackdown on gambling advertising across the UK in the latest political push against the sector. It comes just days after the Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) research consortium made the same pleas as the UK public continues to show concern around the […]