Regulation of Gambling Advertising Bill

Key Points

• Bans gambling adverts on broadcast TV and radio before the watershed (9pm).
• Covers all gambling advertising on broadcast media and includes enforcement-related provisions (the ‘connected purposes’).
• Provides powers to implement and regulate the ban in practice.
• Originated in the House of Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons (first reading in 2014).

Progress

The Bill began in the House of Commons (first reading in 2014) and is currently at the second reading stage in the Commons.