Changes that the gambling support charity would like to see implemented include a pre-watershed ban on broadcast adverts, restrictions on gambling content and marketing online, a blanket ban across sports and mandatory health warnings.
Drivers of Gambling Marketing Restrictions
The call for gambling marketing change comes in response to a new report from the University of Bristol and Ipsos titled ‘Drivers of Gambling Marketing Restrictions – An International Comparison’.
Commissioned by GambleAware, the study aimed to explore “the social and political levers that led to increased regulation of gambling marketing in countries with comparable policy and cultural background” and the implications of this for Great Britain.
The study looked at regulations in Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Australia since all of these countries,..