Member

I worry that the Minister will argue that government action is not needed, given the voluntary action being taken by the football authorities. That voluntary action simply is not working. The “whistle to whistle” ban has not reduced the overall number of gambling messages. The proposed ban on gambling logos on the fronts of shirts will have little impact, as those logos represent under 7% of messages seen during a game. And the voluntary code of conduct, much praised by the Government, has already been breached on multiple occasions, including cases of gambling links on the children’s pages of club websites. Self-regulation has not worked. That is why I am arguing for these two amendments.