Gambling Ad Shown On Kid’s Television Network: Regulators Livid

From Gambling 911 A serious breach of regulations occurred May 25 as it was revealed that a gambling ad had run on both the Turner Cartoon Network and Boomerang Channel.  Worse, they were shown during the prominent viewership period of between 6:42 and 8:42 am. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of Great Britain said Turner had apologised for the error that led to the ad being “inadvertently and incorrectly scheduled” on their children’s channels, blaming an erroneously allocated booking number. A Turner spokeswoman said: “The running of the Coral gambling ad on Turner channels was a genuine mistake and the…