{"id":9323,"date":"2024-10-10T22:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=9323"},"modified":"2024-10-10T22:26:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:26:25","slug":"the-uk-labour-government-is-under-mounting-pressure-to-reverse-the-previous-governments-decision-not-to-enforce-stricter-rules-on-gambling-advertising-particularly-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/the-uk-labour-government-is-under-mounting-pressure-to-reverse-the-previous-governments-decision-not-to-enforce-stricter-rules-on-gambling-advertising-particularly-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK Labour government is under mounting pressure to reverse the previous government\u2019s decision not to enforce stricter rules on gambling advertising, particularly in sports."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Politicians, campaigners, and football figures have voiced their concerns, urging the government to impose tougher controls. At a Westminster summit, experts called on Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, to place restrictions on gambling marketing to safeguard children and vulnerable individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/feria24\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2005, Tony Blair\u2019s Labour government revised Britain\u2019s gambling laws and relaxed restrictions on gambling advertisements. This was just before smartphones made gambling more accessible than ever. By 2017, bookies and UK online casinos were spending over \u00a31.5 billion on advertising, a figure that has likely continued to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Majority of Public Back Ban on Gambling Ads<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/the-uk-labour-government-is-under-mounting-pressure-to-reverse-the-previous-governments-decision-not-to-enforce-stricter-rules-on-gambling-advertising-particularly-in-sports2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith, co-chair of a cross-party group studying gambling-related harms, referenced a survey from Survation that showed the majority of the public favors banning gambling ads outright. While Duncan Smith stopped short of advocating for a complete ban, he stressed, <em>\u201cPoliticians need to align with public sentiment\u201d and added, \u201cIt\u2019s obvious what should be done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duncan Smith urged the new government to ban incentives such as \u201cfree\u201d bets and to limit gambling ads in sports, proposing a ban on sponsorship deals with football clubs and restricting ads in and around stadiums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/the-uk-labour-government-is-under-mounting-pressure-to-reverse-the-previous-governments-decision-not-to-enforce-stricter-rules-on-gambling-advertising-particularly-in-sports3.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Premier League teams have agreed to stop using betting sponsors on the front of their shirts by the end of next season, this voluntary measure does not affect other areas of the shirt or advertising in stadiums, nor does it apply to lower-league clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/the-uk-labour-government-is-under-mounting-pressure-to-reverse-the-previous-governments-decision-not-to-enforce-stricter-rules-on-gambling-advertising-particularly-in-sports4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Palios, former chief executive of the Football Association and chair of Tranmere Rovers, does not believe that this goes far enough as numerous children support lower league clubs. 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