The 'Bet Regret' advert will run during Sunday's Premier League match between Manchester United and LiverpoolNew warnings about the dangers of gambling will be "drowned out" by betting adverts when they run during Premier League games, campaigners say. The 'Bet Regret' campaign will feature during half-time of Manchester United's match against Liverpool on Sunday, but so too will adverts for betting firms. "Safer gambling campaigns are not as effective as reducing gambling ads," said the Campaign For Fairer Gambling. More than 90 minutes of adverts were shown during the football World Cup and anti-gambling campaigners say sport's use of adverts "normalises" betting. When asked if it was counter-intuitive to have betting adverts alongside those warning against betting, she added: "You have to allow people choice, and betting adverts aren't necessarily aimed at people with a gambling problem, they are aimed at the general public.

Source: BBC February 21, 2019 00:00 UTC