Should we ban all advertising for gambling on TV and online?

Feb 04, 2020, 10:14 AM

Should we ban all advertising for gambling on TV and online? That's the call from some MPs who are backing a Commons ­motion urging the Government to act. In December 2018 - some of the biggest gambling companies voluntarily agreed to a "whistle-to-whistle" television advertising ban. But is it time to step it up and remove all betting ads from TV and online? And what about football shirts? Stephen heard from caller Lee - who told him about his own battle with gambling addiction - and we got the views of Luke Gittos from Spiked and commentator Fionola Meredith.