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MPs call for ban on gambling advertising as part of major industry shake up

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An influential group of more than 50 MPs and peers are calling for all gambling adverts to be banned. A report by the Gambling Related Harm All Party Parliamentary Group is calling for a huge shake up of the way £11bn industry is regulated.

The cross-party group, which is headed up by Labour MP Carolyn Harris,  has previously campaigned successfully for a ban on credit card bets and axing of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).

According to the Guardian, they are looking at a complete overhaul of the 2005 Gambling Act which legalised betting advertising.

The measures reported by the Guardian include: A ban on gambling ads, both on TV and online An end to VIP schemes and inducements to bet A £2 stake limit on online slot machines

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