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As I said, event organisers are free to make their own sponsorship decisions. This could include having a gambling company sponsor their event, or indeed deciding not to, as the noble Lord, Lord Foster, made clear is already the case in relation to some major sporting events. The advertising offence in the Bill is designed to protect the commercial rights of event organisers and their sponsors. Most importantly, this will help minimise the call on the public purse. There are a number of measures in place to ensure, in our view, that gambling advertising, wherever it appears, is socially responsible.