Written question asked by Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 17 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 May 2018. It was answered by Tracey Crouch (Conservative) on Friday, 25 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Sports: Betting

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to restrict advertising of in-play sports betting; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: We considered advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The response was published on 17 May. The Review looked at protections around gambling advertising across all media and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further, including forthcoming guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting children and young people. We do not propose to bring forward legislation at this stage, however we will keep these issues under review.

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