ADVERTISING OF FREE BETS

Early day motion 1217, tabled 30 April 2018 by Mike Penning (Conservative). Signed by 17 members.

That this House believes that free bets offered by gambling companies are designed to lock people into gambling as a result of the requirement to provide deposit cash, bank and credit card details and personal details to gain access to those bets; notes that the advertising of free bets encourages people who are addicted to gambling or who cannot afford to gamble; and calls on the Government to implement a ban on the advertising of free bets, and the repetitive pop-up targeting of free bet advertisements online, as a matter of urgency.

Signatures by party: Conservative 4, Labour 4, Scottish National Party 4, DUP 2, Independent 2, Liberal Democrat 1.