TV broadcaster Channel 5 has been cleared by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for scheduling a number of online gambling adverts during a programme about people suffering with debt problems.
The programme, My Spiral into Debt Hell, focused on a number of people who were in financial difficulty. One of those featured had accrued a debt of £70,000 through gambling and had lost their home, family and job as a result.
Three ad breaks during [...]
