Football betting adverts

[cruy-ff-pne]

29,000 gambling ads in Premier League weekend, says research - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g07v7x70lo

Having seen a family devastated by gambling, I find it sickening how many betting adverts sky allow during football. Kids are watching and are being spooned something that is glamorised on tv. Shame on you sky. 

[Daniel0210]

@cruy-ff-pne 

You're only telling other customers here. Sky will have negotiated deals for advertising which ultimately is a means of keeping subscription costs down. You could email the Viewer Relations Team and let them know your feelings at viewR@sky.uk

[Mark39]

@cruy-ff-pne I've no doubt Sky comply with the Advertising Codes. which I understand are administered by the Committee of (Broadcast) Advertising Practice. Perhaps also take it up with them?

[DantheSwan]

Sky have previous for falling foul of the law regarding gambling and the protection if customers, they've been fined heavily multiple times

Both for illegally putting cookies on people computers via sky bet and for showing too many ads about gambling during their broadcasts 

They were supposed to be launching AdSmart which would allow customers to block all gambling ads but I dont know what happened with that 

It's shameless the way they prey on the vulnerable and bombard people with these ads constantly, people are killing themselves over gambling addictions yet these broadcasters feel nothing about spamming them repeatedly with Sky being by far the worst offenders 

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@DantheSwan wrote:

It's shameless the way they prey on the vulnerable and bombard people with these ads constantly, people are killing themselves over gambling addictions yet these broadcasters feel nothing about spamming them repeatedly with Sky being by far the worst offenders 

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Betting companies are allowed to advertise on TV providing the ads meet the guidelines set out by the ASA. It sounds like you are advocating more for a ban on gambling companies being able to advertise, in which case perhaps a correspondence to your local MP would be more suitable as that is something that most likely would need to be restricted via a law passed through parliament.

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@DantheSwan wrote:
Sky have previous for falling foul of the law regarding gambling and the protection if customers, they've been fined heavily multiple timesBoth for illegally putting cookies on people computers via sky bet.

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Don't forget Sky sold Sky Bet back in 2018, so any sanctions or apparent breaches of rules and regulations since that time have nothing to do with the Comcast owned Sky TV entity.

[ozsat]

Gambling ads are clearly marked for 18+ only - so they should be restricted to be after the watershed.

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@cruy-ff-pne wrote:

29,000 gambling ads in Premier League weekend, says research - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g07v7x70lo

Having seen a family devastated by gambling, I find it sickening how many betting adverts sky allow during football. Kids are watching and are being spooned something that is glamorised on tv. Shame on you sky. 

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[xenon81]

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@ozsat wrote:

Gambling ads are clearly marked for 18+ only - so they should be restricted to be after the watershed.

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@cruy-ff-pne wrote:

29,000 gambling ads in Premier League weekend, says research - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g07v7x70lo

Having seen a family devastated by gambling, I find it sickening how many betting adverts sky allow during football. Kids are watching and are being spooned something that is glamorised on tv. Shame on you sky. 

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Gambling advertising is restricted to after the watershed, except during live sporting events. However this is a voluntary commitment by the gambling industry, it is not legally binding or enforced by Ofcom and there is actually nothing to prevent gambling adverts before 9pm. Many gambling companies also advertise bingo websites before 9pm which is just another form of gambling.

[xenon81]

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@DantheSwan wrote:

Both for illegally putting cookies on people computers via sky bet and for showing too many ads about gambling during their broadcasts 

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There are no restrictions on the amount of gambling advertising that can be shown on TV, only a weak and unenforced voluntary commitment made by the gambling industry to limit gambling adverts to after the watershed (with exceptions for live sport).

[TimmyBGood]

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@DantheSwan wrote:

Sky have previous for falling foul of the law regarding gambling and the protection if customers, they've been fined heavily multiple times

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Important to be very careful when making allegations: as @MarkGoldsmith indicates, the business trading as Sky Bet is not Sky Group (a division of the Comcast Corporation)

In 2015, Sky plc sold an 80 per cent stake in the company to CVC Capital Partners for £600 million, with Sky retaining a 20% stake in the company and agreeing to a long-term licence of the Sky brand. In 2018, CVC and Sky (then in the process of being acquired by Comcast) agreed to sell Sky Betting & Gaming to The Stars Group for £3.4 billion, which was then acquired by Flutter Entertainment in 2020. Flutter continues to use the Sky name and logo, which are now owned by Comcast.

Sky Group does not hold a UK gaming licence and cannot own or operate a gambling business: Sky Television showing gambling advertising, and the licencing of Sky Group branding to Bonne Terre Limited, falls under entirely different regulation.