Submitted by Alexander Leetham on Friday 1st November 2024
Published on Tuesday 19th November 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Monday 19th May 2025
Current Signatures: 166
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Review current legislation and regulation of gambling adverts
I think that gambling is a major problem in the UK and regulation on TV adverts seems very loose, with a quick "be gamble aware" at the end. I would like the Government to review current regulation for gambling adverts on television. A review could help reduce the levels of problem gambling.
In 2021, it was reported that there are 409 gambling related suicides every year in England. A 2020 study showed 37% of 11–16-year-olds in England and Scotland had gambled in the previous year, so I believe action should be taken to not just try and stop people who already gamble, but to stop people starting in the first place. I think it is horrible watching TV at night, as gambling adverts seem non-stop and regular, this leading to temptation to begin the habit.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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