The UK government is planning a crackdown on the country’s betting industry that may include a ban on television advertising during the day, reports The Times.
A government review into fixed-odds betting terminals is to be expanded to include gambling adverts, The Times understands, quoting a government source as saying: “The gambling industry’s luck has run out.”
Online operators are currently permitted to advertise before the traditional 9pm watershed provided that the advertisements are for bingo or are aired during commercial breaks for live sporting events.
The Times understands that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is now targeting television advertising. “As it stands, betting sites can basically be advertising to children all weekend,” a source told the newspaper.
The DCMS said the final decision on gambling adverts would be subject to the outcome of the review.
Source: The Times
