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<p>Ministers and officials of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
work closely with their counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care
on the issue of problem gambling. The Health Secretary has announced that a cross-government
addiction strategy, which will include gambling, is to be published in 2020 and the
two departments are collaborating on this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Gambling
operators who advertise to a UK audience have to comply with the advertising codes
of practice issued by the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) and the
Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), which are enforced by the Advertising Standards
Authority (ASA). The codes apply across all advertising platforms, including broadcast,
online and social media. A wide range of provisions in the codes are designed to protect
children and vulnerable adults from harm. For example, gambling adverts must not target
children or portray, condone or encourage gambling behaviour that is socially irresponsible.</p><p>Last
year the government announced its intention to review how online advertising is regulated
in the UK, looking at how well the current regime is equipped to tackle the challenges
posed by developments in online advertising. The announcement can be found here: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/jeremy-wrights-statement-on-the-cairncross-review"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/jeremy-wrights-statement-on-the-cairncross-review</a>.
Further details of the review will be published shortly.</p><p> </p>
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