Ontario physician Dr Shannon Charlebois called for tighter limits on sports betting adverts, including a ban on broadcasts before 9 p.m., in a podcast appearance. She also backed federal legislation, including Bill S-211, to establish national rules limiting young people's exposure to gambling advertising.
The proposed limits could change when sports betting adverts reach audiences, including young people.
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The House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage approved amendments to Bill S-211 on 3 November, advancing it towards a final House review. The proposed law would require the federal minister to develop a national framework on sports betting advertising; it has not yet received final approval.
The Canadian Heritage committee signed off on Nov. 3 on an amended bill that creates a nationwide structure for sports betting advertising. Bill S-211 now goes back to the full House of Commons for a last discussion and then a final vote. The Senate passed Bill S-211 in October 2025, and the House still has the report stage, a third reading and a last vote ahead.
Supporters of Bill S-211 are seeking federal action on sports betting advertising as the bill moves through Canada’s parliamentary process, according to a press report. The available text says supporters favour a national approach but gives no further detail on the bill’s stage or provisions.
Canadian lawmakers are preparing to consider Bill S-211, which would require a national framework for sports betting advertising, after it cleared the Senate last year. If the bill wins committee approval next week, it is expected to move to a third and final reading in the House of Commons. The bill's sponsor, Bardish Chagger, said restrictions are needed to address gambling-related harm.
Bill S-211, which passed the Senate last year, is now moving toward the final stages of consideration by Canadian lawmakers. A report says the House of Commons is expected to hold a third and final reading next week, provided the bill clears committee approval.
Reportedly, Alberta opposes Bill S-211, which proposes federal supervision of sports-betting marketing. The House of Commons heritage committee is preparing clause-by-clause scrutiny of the proposed legislation.
New Zealand's Problem Gambling Foundation has called for a ban on gambling advertising ahead of the country's online casino market launch, its advocacy director Andree Froude told RNZ. Froude said current advertising laws are not fit for purpose and questioned why applicants with past non-compliance should receive licences. The Department of Internal Affairs confirmed 11 applicants paid a collective NZ$15m for all 15 online casino licences, with unlicensed offshore operators told to cease by 1 December.
New Zealand's Problem Gambling Foundation has called for gambling advertising to be prohibited, ahead of the launch of the country's online casino market. Andree Froude, the foundation's advocacy director, made the call in an interview with RNZ's Morning Report show. She said current advertising laws are not fit for purpose and need tighter restriction and stricter enforcement.