Government urged to consider tougher curbs on gambling advertising

What the bookies have done is created a strong link between sport and gambling,' said Labour's Mark Wall. File picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The Government should consider tougher curbs against gambling advertising as the public faces an “avalanche” of adverts heading into this year’s Cheltenham horse racing festival, a Labour senator has said.

Mark Wall made the comments as the festival gets under way on Tuesday and after Belgium took the step last week to announce a blanket ban on gambling advertising in the country.