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London Assembly committee urges Khan to advance TfL gambling ad ban

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The London Assembly Health Committee urged Mayor Sadiq Khan to advance proposals to restrict gambling advertising across the Transport for London network. Committee chair Dr Onkar Sahota said the lack of a definitive definition of harmful gambling should not prevent action; the Mayor’s 2021 manifesto had pledged a ban on harmful gambling adverts.

The committee’s call could prompt restrictions on gambling advertising across London’s transport network.

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Chile Senate committee backs amendments to ban private online gambling

Chile’s Senate Economy Committee voted three to one, with one abstention, on 9 November to approve two amendments that would ban private online gambling operators or reserve the market for state lotteries. The amendments are to be combined before the bill proceeds to the Senate Finance Committee and then returns to the full Senate; the government’s regulated-market proposals were not debated.

Chile’s Senate Economy Committee has backed proposals to prohibit online gambling, undermining government plans for a regulated market. Senators approved two amendments on 9 November, voting three to one with one abstention.

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