Uk Operators Introduce A Ban On Advertising Rates Since July 2019

Great britain’s betting operators agreed to introduce a voluntary ban on gambling television advertising during daytime live broadcasts of sports events since july 2019.

This information announced a group of responsible gembling (igrg). This measure in january will be submitted to the codex gambling-industry on socially responsible advertising. After that, this content will not be broadcast on television five minutes before start and five minutes after the end of the sports event.

Exceptions will be rates on horse racing and dog run.

«Today, the gembling industry has a positive reacts to the public concern about the advertising of gembling on television in daytime. We are confident that new, voluntary measures will reduce the volume of advertising of gambling on television, and will also be an addition to strict control, which is already extended to the gambling company regarding advertising on digital platforms», – igrg chairman john hegen.

The code of gambling-industry on socio-responsible advertising, adopted in 2007, already prohibits advertising online casino during the daytime.

In igrg, they announced the intention to reissue the code in january next year.

«It is vital that children and vulnerable people are protected from gambling threats. Companies are required to be socially responsible», – noted jeremy wright, minister of culture of great britain.

His opinion was supported by the executive director of the nile macarthur commission.

Earlier it was reported that the uk parliament is going to explore the connection of lutboks with gembling.