70 GAMBLING ADS FOUND ON CHILD-FRIENDLY SITES

HIGHLIGHTS

• During the second quarter of 2020, advertisements of four gambling operator websites appeared on child-friendly sites.
• Total 70 ads were found.
• ASA found the presence of ads at the wrong place.

The United Kingdo...

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