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ASA bans Betway ad featuring 20 year-old Premier League footballer

8th January 2020 9:52 am GMT
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The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a YouTube ad by gaming operator Betway for prominently featuring a Premier League footballer under the age of 25.

The YouTube ad was seen in October and depicted a prank being played on West Ham footballer Declan Rice. Various characters in the ad wore West Ham football shirts, which prominently featured the Betway logo.

Rice then changed into a plain white T-shirt part way through the prank, while the [...]

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