A campaigning MP, Ronnie Cowan, Vice-Chair of the House of Commons has pressed on ITV to suspend all gambling adverts during the upcoming European Football Championship.
As per Gambling Insider, Cowan said: “The European Championships should be about the beautiful game but it will be impossible to watch without exposure to gambling ads,” said Cowan. “This type of advertising can have a devastating effect on young people and the vulnerable.
“We need to move to a place where gambling is tolerated, not promoted. My fear is that, with the greater exposure to gambling adverts this football festival will bring, new victims will suffer. I’m backing a suspension of gambling adverts on ITV during the tournament.”
He highlighted the impact the gambling could cause upon children and those in vulnerable situations.