German health body demands 9pm gambling ad watershed

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Germany Should Introduce Watershed Gambling Advertising Ban

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German health body demands 9pm gambling ad watershed

The Federal government commissioner for addiction and drug Issues, Burkhard Blienert, critiqued the rise in gambling ads: "Advertising for online gambling and sports betting is spreading at breakneck speed. This trend is concerning because hundreds of thousands of people already have problem gambling or are even addicted," he said. The commissioner…

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