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Dutch MPs Propose Tougher Rules on Gambling Ads

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  Dutch MPs continue to push for a tougher approach to gambling advertising. A cross-party group has now suggested a “two-strikes-and-you’re-out” rule for operators whose ads reach young people. They propose that operators whose reach customers aged under 24 more than twice should have their gaming licences suspended or cancelled. The proposal was made in…

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Dutch Govt Launches Consultation on Advertising Restrictions

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  The Dutch government has launched a consultation on its plans to introduce sweeping new restrictions on gambling ads. It was already known that the plans included a ban on all broadcast advertising from January 1 and a phased ban on sponsorship. Targeted online advertising would still be allowed, but it is now emerged that…

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Belgian Gambling Commission Wants Limit on Gambling Advertising

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  The Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC) has proposed six strict measures on gambling advertising amid government plans to tighten controls. It wants a limit on gambling ads, a ban on personalised ads targeted at certain groups of players and more power to act quickly when rules are broken. The regulator said the government should “determine…

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UK to Introduce Tough New Rules for Gambling Ads to Safeguard Young People

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  The Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) has announced the introduction of tough new rules for gambling ads to safeguard young people and vulnerable audiences. These rules will significantly impact gambling advertisers looking to promote their brands using prominent sports people and celebrities as well as individuals like social media influencers, who are of strong…

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Finland: Eurosport Fined €800,000 for Gambling Ads

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  The National Police Board (NPB) has imposed a conditional fine of EUR 800,000 on an international broadcaster Eurosport 1 television channel recently for marketing of gambling services in Finland. Earlier, on 16 September, the NPB prohibited Eurosport SAS (Eurosport) from marketing gambling services in Mainland Finland. The prohibition remains valid for a period of…

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Lithuanian Gambling Supervision Service Clarifies Warning Requirements for Sponsors

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  The Lithuanian Gambling Supervision Service has clarified the rules around its requirement for a warning in gambling ads and how these rules apply to sponsorships. In February 2020, the country’s legislature, the Seimas, passed a law that introduced mandatory warnings about gambling-related harm on all gambling advertisements from July 1 that year. The bill…

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