Ban gambling advertisements from mainstream media

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As someone who has struggled with gambling in the past, I have seen the destruction it can cause. Unfortunately, advertisements are rife whether on TV or social media, enticing people in with the promise of ‘free bets’ or ‘free spins’ with the ultimate goal that you begin to spend.

I would like the government to step in, remove/ban mainstream advertisements in order to prevent the problems, even deaths through suicide, as much as possible.

This needs to stop in the same way that the government is and has been preventing smoking. Remove the advertising and remove the temptation

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions:

Ban Gambling advertising nationwide on all media platforms:
Ban Gambling advertising nationwide on all media platforms

Prohibit gambling advertisements on television:
Prohibit gambling advertisements on television

Ban all television advertising for gambling before the 9pm watershed:
Ban all television advertising for gambling before the 9pm watershed

Timeline

5 Jul 2023	Petition opened for signatures
7 Jul 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Jul 2023

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