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RGA denies BBC report on gambling ad ban agreement

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December 11, 2018

Niji Narayan

RGA denies BBC report on gambling ad ban agreement

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RGA refutes report gambling firms agreed advertising ban during sports broadcasts.

Clive Hawkswood, the chief executive of the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), has denied a report on the BBC that claimed that some of the largest betting companies in the UK had agreed to an advertising ban during live televised sport.

He categorically stated that no such agreement has been made.

Stella Dalton, the RGA’s regulatory affairs manager said that the Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising is “reviewed annually” and that “several options are currently being considered” though nothing has been finalised.

The BBC report claimed that SkyBet, Betfred, Betfair, Stan James, Gala Coral and William Hill had all given the consent for the gambling ban accord.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.