Sam Gowland breached advertising rules on Instagram, the regulator has found. The Geordie Shore star, 25, broke UK advertising regulations by claiming on the photo-sharing app that a betting tip service helped him purchase a flashy new car and that using the site was the “best second source of income" he had ever had.
He failed to the label the post - that was linked to Thebettingman website - as a marketing advert and irresponsibly promoted gambling as a means of financial security, The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ruled.
On June 2 the former Love Island personality took to his Instagram Stories to pen: "I told use [sic] Thursday night if u wanted to make money the betting man is the way forward for £25!
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