Ban all gambling advertisement

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

An absolute ban to promoting any sort of advertisement in relation to gambling. Gambling is as addictive as any other issue such as drugs, smoking, food. All these have restrictions in place regarding advertisement so why is gambling being overlooked when that also claims lives

Every where you turn, the radio, social media, tv, sport, papers the list is endless....gambling adverts. This needs to stop. 20% of gambling addicts have suicidal thoughts. 66% of young people see gambling on tv and social media. And here the spiral begins. It is lethal and claiming lives so promotion needs to stop! We do not advertise smoking or drugs. Gambling is as dangerous. ‘When the fun stops, stop’ is simply not enough. It is an illness and advertisement and promotions feed the need

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Ban the advertisement of gambling websites and apps
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Timeline

31 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Apr 2021

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