West Ham’s primary sponsors Betway has been ordered to remove a video from Youtube containing West Ham and England star Declan Rice.
The prank video was ordered to be removed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a complaint was received that the humorous video was essentially an advert which contained a young player under the age of 25.
The betting firm denied the complaint and claimed it was not an advert but the Advertising authority disagreed saying the bookmaker logo and the message to bet responsibly which clearly included within the video.
Advertising rules say marketing communications for gambling must not include a child or a young person (for the purposes of these rules, children are people of 15 and under and young persons are people of 16 or 17). No one who is, or seems to be, under 25 years old may be featured gambling or playing a significant role with the advert.
What about the moronic advice:
” When the fun stops, STOP!”
Surely, when the fun stops, it is too late to stop!?
Talk about “the nanny state”. Why the arbitrary 25 years old when anyone can legally gamble at 18? Jeez, what’s it coming to? I can’t believe that someone has actually bothered to report it. What a sad b that is. Get a life whoever you are.