Day: 24 November 2021

MPs and Campaigners Urge the UK Government to Implement £100 Monthly Spending Limit and £2 Online Bets Cap

Wed 24 Nov 2021 10.17 Daniel Williams
MPs and Campaigners Urge the UK Government to Implement £100 Monthly Spending Limit and £2 Online Bets Cap

British gamblers could face some new limits when gambling online if the Government decides to take into account the demands of more than 160 Members of Parliament (MPs) for bold reforms to tackle gambling. In a letter to The Telegraph, the MPs and some campaigners, including the former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, the former BBC chairman Lord Grade, and 18 bishops, warned the UK Government that over 55,000 children between the age of 11 and 16 are currently categorised as problem gamblers. They revealed that a Public Health England…

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Televised Football Deal of Paddy Power and RTÉ Breaks Apart upon Upcoming Whistle-to-Whistle Gambling Advertising Ban in Ireland

Wed 24 Nov 2021 6.05 Olivia Cole
Televised Football Deal of Paddy Power and RTÉ Breaks Apart upon Upcoming Whistle-to-Whistle Gambling Advertising Ban in Ireland

National television and radio broadcaster of Ireland – RTÉ – has appeared as the first group to be affected by the new advertising rules that are being rolled out in line with the changes in the country’s gambling regulations, as the local gambling giant Paddy Power has ended its sponsorship of live televised football events aired by the broadcaster. During the weekend, the betting firm, which is currently owned by Flutter Entertainment, officially confirmed that it had ceased its partnership with RTÉ. The announcement comes before the Irish Bookmakers Association…

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