Day: 3 June 2020

Earlier today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published two rulings regarding online gambling operations. The first ruling involves Ladbrokes and a TV ad for the gambling company seen on February 29th, 2020. The advert displayed several individuals in everyday situations making allusions with gambling activities by mentioning words and phrases that are usually associated with gambling. Five complainants, who believed the ad in question depicted people suffering from problem gambling and was aimed at showing gambling as a normal part of these people’s everyday lives. The complainants challenged whether the…

The Australian digital sports betting company SportsBet has taken a rival gambling firm to court because the competitor is also using the words “sports” and “betting” in their brand. SportsBet, which is currently owned by the Irish gambling giant Flutter Entertainment, has addressed the Federal Court by filing a trademark infringement lawsuit against Sportsbetting.com.au Pty Ltd, claiming that the latter’s brand SportsBet is too similar to its own brand. A local media reported that SportsBet made an attempt to resolve the controversial issue without taking the matter to court but…