Mon. Nov 25th, 2024
Red C Poll

About 66 per cent of people in the latest Business Post/Red C poll said they want Ireland to follow Belgium’s lead this year and introduce a ban on all gambling adverts

The government is introducing a gambling control bill that will ban all gambling advertising between 5.30am and 9pm, but will stop short of a full ban. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

A large majority of voters want to see the introduction of a total ban on gambling advertising, according to the latest Business Post/Red C poll.

The Belgian government is to ban all gambling advertisements from July to combat a rise in gambling addiction. Around 66 per cent of people polled here want to follow Belgium’s lead this year and introduce a ban on all gambling adverts.

Around 19 per cent of people are opposed to …

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