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France’s gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has signed a new cooperation agreement with advertising watchdog L’Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP). The agreement formally establishes an information sharing and exchange framework between the authorities. This means collaboration and coordination across five key areas. ANJ and ARPP aim to ensure they work
Norwegian regulator Lotteritilsynet has flagged concerns about the amount of children and young people being exposed to gambling adverts on social media. The call came in response to the Norwegian Media Authority’s (Medietilsynet) 2022 report on children and the media. The study found that 63% of children and young people aged 13-18 had seen adverts
Asia-facing operator BK8 has agreed a multi-year shirt sponsorship deal with Aston Villa, despite the English Premier League’s impending ban on such deals. Under the three-year deal, BK8 branding will appear on the front of players’ shirts through to the end of the 2025-26 season. BK8 will invest in a series of brand activations and
The New South Wales (NSW) government has urged operators to ensure advertising includes responsible gambling messages after two brands were flagged for non-compliance. Liquor & Gaming NSW, the Australian state’s gambling regulator, recently issued show cause notices to two operators over irregularities in TV ads. While the identities of the brands and the specific breaches
Novibet has signed a deal to become the official betting partner of the 2023 Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival at The Curragh Racecourse in Ireland. The GameTech operator will be the named sponsor of six races across three days including the Novibet Emerald Mile and the Novibet Guineas Festival Premier Handicap. “We are delighted to be
Odds On Compliance has launched a licensing tool to aid affiliates looking to enter the US market. The company developed its Marketing Affiliate Licensing Portal to help sports betting and igaming affiliates acquire licences in the US through a range of services. The tool will provide affiliates with information on licensing and compliance-based topics, as
French regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has rejected the promotional ad strategy of French national lottery operator Française des Jeux (FDJ). The yearly review assesses the promotional strategies of the seventeen approved online operators and the two operators under exclusive rights, including FDJ. ANJ states it aims to strike a balance between legitimate advertising of
William Hill has been named as the official betting partner of the Grand National, in a three-year deal. As well as being the official betting partner, the deal will see William Hill named as the sponsor of three races held at the Aintree racetrack during the Grand National. The festival runs from 13-15 April. The
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has endorsed a new anti-affordability checks campaign from horseracing channel Racing TV. The Write To Your MP campaign directs horseracing enthusiasts to write to their local MPs, as well as ministers from the Department of Digitial, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), regarding the potential imposition of affordability checks. Brigid
Entain brand Ladbrokes has become the first operator to fall victim to the UK Advertising Standards Authority’s new rules about ads with “strong appeal” to children, as the body banned an ad featuring a number of Premier League footballers. In October, Ladbrokes posted a promoted tweet including the text, “Can these big summer signings make
