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What they're saying: “Sports betting has been a very fast-moving thing over the last few years. Since April, when private online betting sites began operating in Ontario, people's exposure to gambling ads has increased, which can lead to increases in gambling activity.Last month, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health called on the Ontario government to ban gambling ads during sports broadcasts and restrict the use of celebrities or sports stars in those ads.

The head of the University of B.C.'s centre for gambling research says he supports an Ontario health agency call for a ban on the use of celebrities in gambling advertising and the removal of such ads during sports broadcasts.Ĭontext: The warning comes as BCLC aims to market to a younger audience to boost revenues and offset the drop in older gamblers who frequent casinos. Growth of sports betting and related ads deserves scrutiny, Canadian researchers say
