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WEBMASTER NEWS GAMBLING ADS FACE DAYTIME BAN IN UK THE UK GOVERNMENT IS said to be considering introducing a law that could ban gambling operators from advertising during the day. According to a report in The Times newspaper, the government is due to review the UK gambling industry, with a proposed ban on TV adverts before 9pm one of the topics up for discussion. Current regulations in the UK permit gaming brands to advertise before the 9pm watershed if they are a bingo operator or the adverts appear during commercial breaks in a live sport event. The Times quoted a senior minister close to the talks as saying that current rules allow operators to “basically be advertising to children all weekend”, but added that the gambling industry’s “luck has run out”. The Depart