An advert for the white label casino brand Gecko Play showcased the comedian, who was not named, performing a set on stage in which they said: “Gambling is really like eating pistachios, if you get a good pistachio, you want another good one, if you get a bad one, you want a good one even more,” receiving a laugh from the audience.
A GambleAware logo and an 18+ sign were featured at the bottom of the video, next to text which stated, “Gambling can be addictive please play responsibly” and #AD in the bottom right-hand corner.
The ASA stated that two complainants challenged whether the ad encouraged socially irresponsible gambling behaviour.
Skill On Net argued that the similarities made between gambling and pistachios were ‘intended as light-hearted, observational humour regarding the variability and unpredictabi..
