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APPG Asks UK TV Channels to Suspend Daytime Gambling Ads

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March 15, 2021

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling-related Harm (APPG) in the UK has written letters to ITV and Channel 5, asking them to consider suspending gambling advertising on daytime.

“Gambling companies are sponsoring programmes which seek to glamorise gambling with the aim of targeting women and young people and encouraging them to gamble,” APPG said.

“We are very concerned that television companies are promoting gambling, we have ourselves seen first-hand the harm and devastation that gambling can cause to young people’s lives, families and communities,” APPG added.

The cross-party group, which is headed up by Labour MP Carolyn Harris, has previously campaigned successfully for a ban on credit card bets and axing of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).

Related Topics:All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling-related Harm APPG Channel 5 FOBTs ITV Labour MP Carolyn Harris

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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.