Early day motion · EDM 29 · 12 May 2021

Ban on advertising of free bets

Tabled by Sir Mike Penning (Conservative) 14 signatures

The motion

That this House believes that free bets offered by gambling companies are designed to lock and trap people into gambling as a result of the requirement to provide deposit cash, bank and credit card details and personal details to gain access to those bets; notes that the advertising of free bets encourages people who are addicted to gambling or who cannot afford to gamble; and calls on the Government to implement a ban on the advertising of free bets, and the repetitive pop-up targeting of free bet advertisements online as a matter of urgency.

Source: the official Early Day Motions database.