Canada’s House of Commons voted unanimously to send Bill S-211 to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for further discussion, according to the report. The bill concerns sports betting advertising; the report does not state what restrictions it would introduce.
Further committee consideration could shape the rules governing sports betting advertising in Canada.
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UK MPs debated gambling advertising in Westminster on Thursday, following a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Reform and Peers for Gambling Reform. The report proposed a pre-9pm advertising watershed, an end to most sports sponsorship deals and tighter rules for influencer and content marketing; MPs also raised concerns about effects on sport, broadcasting and the unlicensed market.
Dutch MPs Mirjam Bikker and Sarah Dobbe have proposed a ban on online gambling advertising, alongside higher penalties and changes to licence and self-exclusion rules. KSA president Michel Groothuizen said more than 60,000 gambling adverts circulate monthly on Facebook and Instagram in the Netherlands, with fewer than 2,000 linked to legal operators; he warned a ban could benefit illegal operators.
Gonzalo Atanasof, president of the Buenos Aires Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute, called for debate on sports figures’ role in betting advertising and possible broadcast time bands. He argued that fully prohibiting advertising by authorised platforms could encourage illegal gambling promotion, and said the province had filed more than 80 judicial complaints over promotion of unauthorised sites.
Gonzalo Atanasof, president of the Buenos Aires Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute (IPLyC), has called for a debate on the role of sports figures in betting advertising and on possible time bands for broadcasts, the institute said. Atanasof said the question was whether sports figures whom children idolise should front betting platforms, and whether time bands should apply to such messages. He described the intervention as an invitation to debate rather than a fixed proposal, covering both who appears in adverts and when they are shown.
Reportedly, Bulgaria notified the European Commission on 15 October 2026 of a draft law amending its Gambling Act, registered as 2026/0558/BG. The text bans gambling advertising in any format, removes affiliate licences, allows blocking of websites and social media and raises fines, while retaining sports sponsorship. A three-month standstill period under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 applies.
Bulgaria notified the European Commission on 15 October 2026 of a draft law amending and supplementing its Gambling Act, registered as 2026/0558/BG in the EU technical notification system. The notification opens the three-month standstill period set by Directive (EU) 2015/1535, during which the Commission and other member states may submit observations or reasoned opinions before the text is approved.
Denmark’s draft Bill, introduced by Tax and Growth Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt, proposes tighter gambling advertising rules and a ban on marketing during the 10 minutes before and after live sports broadcasts. It is scheduled for a first reading on 22 October 2026 and would also impose operator duties of care and expand Spillemyndigheden’s powers to block unlicensed intermediary websites.