Betting firms spent £1.5bn on marketing last year while U-18 problem-gambling increased
The gambling industry’s spending on marketing surged to £1.5bn last year, prompting renewed warnings about the impact on children, days after a report revealed a steep rise in the number of
under-18 problem gamblers.
A study for
GambleAware, the UK’s leading gambling charity, found that betting companies have increased their marketing spend by 56% since 2014, with five times more spent online than on
TV commercials.
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