Gambling: Advertising
Commons · Question 26249 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of gambling advertising on (a) mental health, (b) wider public health, (c) family relationships and (d) financial wellbeing;
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 31 Jan 2025
There are a range of robust rules in place to ensure that gambling adverts, wherever they appear, are socially responsible and do not exacerbate harm.The Gambling Commission is further strengthening protections on marketing to improve customer control ove...