Bookies agree ban on TV betting adverts during live sports events

UK Government welcomes the ‘whistle-to-whistle’ broadcast proposals

A Bet365 advert featuring the actor Ray Winstone
A Bet365 advert featuring the actor Ray Winstone

A group of the United Kingdom’s biggest bookmakers have voluntarily agreed to a “whistle-to-whistle” TV advertising ban during live broadcasts of sporting events.

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