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The Gambling Commission has hit Platinum Gaming (Unibet/Bingo.com) with a massive £10 million penalty for serious anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures, including letting customers lose thousands within hours of registration without any intervention – this is their second fine in three years after a £2.9M penalty in 2023. Full details:
Then there is the news that the ASA has banned gambling ads featuring Lewis Hamilton (Kwiff) and the Chelsea FC logo (Betway) over concerns about appeal to under-18s, with Hamilton's 150,000+ UK Instagram followers under 18 being cited as evidence of his youth appeal. Full details:
Finally the ASA also published an updated ruling on Sky Bet's Gary Neville ad, upholding the ban based on his 135,000+ social media followers registered as under-18s across platforms, reinforcing that even retired sports stars can't feature in gambling ads if they have significant youth followings. Full details:
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Then there is the news that the ASA has banned gambling ads featuring Lewis Hamilton (Kwiff) and the Chelsea FC logo (Betway) over concerns about appeal to under-18s, with Hamilton's 150,000+ UK Instagram followers under 18 being cited as evidence of his youth appeal. Full details:
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Finally the ASA also published an updated ruling on Sky Bet's Gary Neville ad, upholding the ban based on his 135,000+ social media followers registered as under-18s across platforms, reinforcing that even retired sports stars can't feature in gambling ads if they have significant youth followings. Full details:
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