Advertising
Arizona Lottery Achieves Coveted Rocky Mountain Emmy Win and Secures Accolades in Other Prestigious Industry Awards
Multiple Awards Cement Arizona Lottery’s Leadership in Marketing PHOENIX, Arizona (November 15, 2023) —The Arizona Lottery proudly announces its recent win at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Southw...
Gambling Report Urges Primetime Ad Ban
Victoria, Australia (November 28, 2023) — South Australia has banned gambling ads on television from 4pm to 7:30pm, now a parliamentary inquiry has concluded Victoria should do similar. The P...
Charlotte Hornets Announce Exclusive Mobile Sports Betting Partner
Charlotte, North Carolina (November 20, 2023) — Now that online gambling is legal in North Carolina, teams across the Tar Heel state are maneuvering the unexplored landscape with new partners...
ASA Upholds Complaint Concerning Instagram Post for Mecca Bingo Featuring Two Images of Celebrity Drag Queen
Ad description An Instagram post for Mecca Bingo, seen on 16 August 2023, featured two images of the celebrity drag queen, Baga Chipz. In the image on the left, they were not smiling and were weari...
Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission Seeks Public Input on Advertising and Marketing Guidelines
JAMAICA (November 17, 2023) — The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has planned a public consultation for next Monday, November 20, as it continues considering proposals to impl...
Gold Coast Titans Launch The Lottery Office Partnership
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (November 3, 2023) — In a landmark day for the Gold Coast Titans, the club have today launched their 2024 home uniform, a new principal partner in The Lotter...
Seven Network Breaches Online Gambling Advertising Rules
SYDNEY, Australia (November 1, 2023) — The Seven Network Operations Ltd (Seven) has breached online content rules by showing gambling advertising outside the specified times during live sport...
Gambling Advertising in Australia: Placement and Spending
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 30, 2023) — Gambling Advertising in Australia: Placement and Spending Study. Overview Gambling is a common form of entertainment in Australia, with around 73...
Sports Betting Sector Has Reportedly Offered to Remove Logos from Football Club Match-Day Jerseys
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 30, 2023) — The Australian sports betting sector has reportedly offered to remove logos from football club match-day jerseys in an attempt to defuse a standoff...
Minister Has Hinted at a Potential Softening of the Government’s Stance on Proposed Ban on Gambling Advertising
DUBLIN, Ireland (October 27, 2023) — The Irish government is considering a proposed ban on gambling advertising that could affect the TV coverage of Irish racing. Minister Martin Heydon, a me...
Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto Ordered to Reduce Marketing Costs
Førde, Norway (October 26, 2023) – The Norwegian Lottery Authority is satisfied that both gambling providers have completed the process of reducing the marketing pressure. Advertising and ma...
Arizona Lottery’s “Arizona Adventure” Wins Gold at Graphis Advertising Awards 2024
Promotion Redefines Engagement and Celebrates the State’s Natural Wonders PHOENIX (Oct. 25, 2023) — The Arizona Lottery is proud to announce that its innovative advertising campaign,...
International Association of Gaming Regulators Announce International Regulatory Award 2023 Winners
The Norwegian Gambling Authority, New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (Australia) and Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming (Australia) are the winners in IAGR’s annual awards ...
Ticketek Pays $500,000 Penalty for Repeat Spam Breaches
(October 19, 2023) — Australian ticketing company Ticketek Pty Ltd has paid a $515,040 infringement notice for sending around 98,000 texts and emails across 2022 that were in breach of Austra...
Compliance Blitz Finds 99% of Pubs and Clubs Inspected in NSW Free of Outdoor Gambling Signage
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 6, 2023) — A month-long compliance blitz has found nearly 99% of pubs and clubs inspected in NSW are now free of external gambling-related signage, as the Stat...
Loterías y Apuestas del Estado Delivers Its Media Account to Wavemaker
WPP’s media agency will manage a budget of €18.5 million. SPAIN (September 28, 2023) — Loterías y Apuestas del Estado has decided to hand over its media account to Wavemaker, after h...
Chile, Sports Betting Limit Affects Soccer Sponsorships
CHILE (September 22, 2023) — Chile, sports betting limit affects soccer sponsorships. Chile’s new limits on the sports betting industry leave soccer teams with fewer sponsors and reso...
New Evidence Exposes Huge Scale of Gambling Marketing at Start of Premier League Football Season and Lack of Harm Reduction Warnings
BRISTOL, U.K. (September 19, 2023) –Research has revealed for the first time the extent gambling messages saturate UK media coverage and social media during the opening weekend of the English...
Advertising Standards Authority Ruling on Postcode Lottery Upheld
ASA Ruling on Postcode Lottery Ltd t/a People’s Postcode Lottery LONDON, U.K. (September 20, 2023) — A national press ad in the Daily Mail for People’s Postcode Lottery, seen on 1 Jul...
Dutch Gaming Regulator Issues Warnings for Untargeted Advertising in the Street Scene
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (September 4, 2023) — The Gaming Authority (Ksa) issued three warnings in August for untargeted advertising in public places. Several providers had violated the new adv...
BGC Strengthens Ads Rules to Further Protect Under-18s
LONDON, U.K. (September 4, 2023) — The Betting and Gaming Council has unveiled new measures to further prevent under-18s from seeing digital media adverts. The standards body, which represent...
Advertising Standards Authority’s Stringent Approach in Enforcing the CAP Code, Particularly with Respect to the Protection of Children and Young People
United Kingdom (August 18, 2023) Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA); the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and LC International Ltd t/a Ladbrokes. Where: United Kingdom When:...
Eredivisie Women Strike Agreement with Nederlandse Loterij’s Subsidiary Betting Brand Toto
Toto has been named the principal partner of Eredivisie Women. The Netherlands (August 31, 2023) — The Netherlands-based lottery firm, Nederlandse Loterij’s subsidiary sports betting brand,...
