This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Band gambling adverts on televisions
Rejected on
Gambling can ruin peoples lifes
I am a ex gambler and it ruined my life
Lucky enough I have a good support system but not everyone does .
Same as a lot of other people the adverts are always in your face and tempts the vulnerable who are trying to give the addicton up .
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/254397
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