Mentions:
1: Ronnie Cowan (SNP - Inverclyde) , most sports do not actually benefit from gambling. - Speech Link
2: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) I am not against people betting if they want to bet and gamble—they can do that. - Speech Link
3: Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central) ads flood our sports—football in particular.Others have pointed out the estimate that 3,500 betting - Speech Link
4: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) gambling harm in both sportspeople and sports fans. - Speech Link
5: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) betting adverts seen by children to just 0.3 per week. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) bombarded by gambling ads and images online”:“Young people feel their internet activity is overwhelmed by betting - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) As well as gambling and betting products it covers short-term loans, alcoholic drinks, fossil-fuel products - Speech Link
3: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) The industry’s “whistle-to-whistle” ban has cut the number of pre-9pm betting adverts to around a quarter - Speech Link
4: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) have been strengthened to prohibit content that downplays the risk or overstates the skill involved in betting - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the joint report by the University of Bristol and Channel 5 New Season, More Self-Regulation, More Marketing, published in September 2023, which found that 92 per cent of social content marketing ads sent by major gambling brands in the opening weekend of the Premier League were not clearly identifiable as advertising.
Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
His Majesty’s Government recognises that, while millions of people gamble online without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences. In our approach to gambling advertising, we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising that is most likely to appeal to children, while recognising that advertising is an entirely legitimate commercial practice for responsible firms.
There are robust rules in place to ensure that gambling advertising is socially responsible and cannot be targeted at or strongly appeal to children. The Government welcomed the voluntary whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting advertisements during live sports programmes, agreed by industry. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced the number of views of gambling advertisements by children (aged 4–17) by 70 per cent over the duration of live sporting programmes. We also welcomed the Premier League’s announcement that it will ban gambling sponsors from the front of shirts, and are working with a wider group of sports governing bodies to introduce a code of conduct on responsible gambling sponsorship.
Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of self-regulation by the sporting industry in reducing the quantity of gambling messaging seen by viewers.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
In our approach to gambling advertising, we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising that is most likely to appeal to children, while recognising that advertising is an entirely legitimate commercial practice for responsible gambling firms.
We have welcomed the industry's whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting adverts during live sports programmes. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced the quantity of gambling advertisement views by children (age 4-17) by 70% over the full duration of live sporting programmes.
Further, alongside the Premier League’s announcement that it will ban gambling sponsors from the front of shirts by the end of the 2025/26 season, the gambling white paper commitment for a cross-sport Code of Conduct for gambling sponsorship has now been agreed by a number of the country’s major sports governing bodies. This will guarantee that where gambling sponsorship does appear, it is done in a responsible way to ensure fans, especially children, are better protected. This code will include provisions to ensure replica shirts for both children and adults are available without front-of-shirt gambling logos and a proportion of in-stadia advertising is dedicated to safer gambling messaging.
Mentions:
1: Laurence Robertson (Con - Tewkesbury) I am not fully aware of how other sports are funded, so I will have to ask the hon. - Speech Link
2: Conor McGinn (Ind - St Helens North) Like all sports, racing is facing difficult economic headwinds, but the decision to hurt betting revenue - Speech Link
3: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) It may be an anachronism; one could argue that other sports should get the benefit, but we are where - Speech Link
4: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) We now win in so many different sports, and that is the direct result of the lottery. - Speech Link
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Asked by: Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of (a) voluntary and (b) self-regulatory efforts to limit the number of gambling advertisements.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
In our approach to gambling advertising, we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising that is most likely to appeal to children, while recognising that advertising is an entirely legitimate commercial practice for responsible gambling firms.
There are robust rules in place to ensure that gambling advertising is socially responsible and that it cannot be targeted at or strongly appeal to children. This includes specific licence conditions for operators, including the requirement to abide by the UK Advertising Codes, which further regulate how gambling operators advertise. The UK Advertising Codes were strengthened in 2022, with new protections for children and vulnerable adults.
Voluntary measures on advertising implemented through the IGRG Code (now in its 7th edition) include a watershed ban on gambling adverts and ensuring operators’ advertising on social media platforms is targeted away from anyone below the age of 25.
We also welcomed the voluntary whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting ads during live sports programmes, which was agreed by industry. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced gambling advertisement views by children (age 4-17) by 70% over the full duration of live sporting programmes. We also welcomed the Premier League’s announcement that it will ban gambling sponsors from the front of shirts by the end of the 2025/26 season, and are working with a wider group of sports governing bodies to introduce a Code of Conduct on responsible gambling sponsorship.
Earlier this year, HM Government published a White Paper on gambling which outlined a comprehensive package of reforms to make gambling safer. This included measures to tackle the most aggressive and harmful advertising practices by preventing bonuses being constructed and targeted in harmful ways, giving customers more control over the marketing they receive, and introducing messaging about the risks associated with gambling.
Mentions:
1: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon) replicates the problems of Football Index, so we need to learn the lessons.The collapse of the supposed betting - Speech Link
2: Barbara Keeley (Lab - Worsley and Eccles South) Its website says that KiX is beginning with football but may expand into other sports if successful. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) important.Some 67% of people in Northern Ireland have been said to gamble, and they cover a range of ages, sports - Speech Link
4: Patricia Gibson (SNP - North Ayrshire and Arran) Indeed, the only hint on Football Index’s website that it was a betting site was an easy-to-miss strapline - Speech Link