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Kansspelautoriteit warns BetCity and TOTO Winkel over role-model advertising ban

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The Kansspelautoriteit contacted BetCity and TOTO Winkel over World Cup advertisements that used references to professional footballers, according to the report. Both companies removed the identified material after the regulator intervened, and TOTO Winkel also withdrew similar planned advertisements.

The intervention led both operators to remove or cancel advertising that the regulator said breached the role-model ban.

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