Senators Urge Carney to Ban Sports Betting Ads

Senators Urge Carney to Ban Sports Betting Ads

More than 40 senators are calling on the federal government to impose a ban on sports betting advertisements in Canada. A letter addressed to the Prime Minister Mark Carney from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo, Ont. Sen. Marty Deacon asks Ottawa to instruct the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to prohibit all advertisements for sports gambling applications and websites. Downe shared a link to the let…

Canadian politicians call on Mark Carney to ban sports gambling ads

Two Canadian Senators are calling for a ban on all advertising for sports gambling and are reaching out to Prime Minister Mark Carney to take action.Senators Percy Downe of Charlottetown and Marty Deacon of Waterloo have the support of 40 other Senators who are calling for an outright ban on sports advertising, similar to the outright ban in Canada on tobacco advertising.Downe says he believes that the issue has gotten worse since 2021 when the …