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ASA upholds complaints over LiveScore Bet ads shown in under-18 app

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The UK Advertising Standards Authority upheld complaints over two LiveScore Bet advertisements that appeared in the under-18 version of the LiveScore app. It said the ads breached advertising rules and must not appear in that version again; LiveScore Bet said it could not reproduce one reported issue and acknowledged a problem with an older iOS version.

The ruling requires LiveScore Bet to prevent the advertisements from appearing to under-18 users of the LiveScore app.

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