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Ban gambling and alcohol tv ads until after 9pm on television

Submitted on Thursday 7th February 2013

Published on Tuesday 12th February 2013

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 12th February 2014

Signatures: 19

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Media ~ TV ~ UK

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Ban gambling and alcohol tv ads until after 9pm on television

Additional Information

Alcohol and gambling activities are only permitted to those of age. 18 on both accounts with the exception of 16 for the national lottery. However advertisers are aggressively taking up huge advertisement space on tv at all hours. Especially the sports channels were there is continuously gambling associated ads. Whilst tobacco advertisements were banned throughout the media in the UK the alcohol and gambling industry can advertise 24/7. Their needs to be some restrictions applied to help protect the most vunrable in society and protect our next generation.


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