Petition · past parliament
Ban all gambling advertisement in the UK.
Closed
100 signatures
What the petition asks
Its time to treat gambling addiction with the same severity as alcohol and drugs. I myself have been a victim and I know countless others who have been and are now in thousands of pounds worth of debt. Together we can prevent people falling carelessly into the same trap.
More than 2 million people in the UK are either problem gamblers or at risk of addiction, according to the industry regulator, which warned that the government and industry were not doing enough to tackle the problem.
The report by the Gambling Commission estimated that the number of British over-16s deemed to be problem gamblers had grown by a third in three years, suggesting that about 430,000 people suffer from a serious habit.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/24/problem-gamblers-uk-gambling-commission-report
The report by the Gambling Commission estimated that the number of British over-16s deemed to be problem gamblers had grown by a third in three years, suggesting that about 430,000 people suffer from a serious habit.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/24/problem-gamblers-uk-gambling-commission-report
Timeline
| 9 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Oct 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
100
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Apr 2019
Closed
9 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.