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AGN Events t/a Rock N Roll Circus
An Instagram post by Rock N Roll Circus failed to include all the significant conditions of a promotion.
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Storage Giant Ltd
Two web pages and an email for a self-storage company made best price guaranteed claims without evidence to support them. They also failed to make sure that quoted prices reflected the total cost people would pay and didn’t make clear when prices were promotional or subject to significant...
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Trip.com Travel Singapore Pte. Ltd t/a Trip.com
Two paid-for Meta ads for Trip.com for a promotion caused unnecessary disappointment and didn’t provide people with sufficient information to make an informed decision on whether or not to participate. One of the ads also misleadingly implied that an offer was available during a part...
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Banquist Ltd t/a Winedrops
Two emails and a paid-for Instagram ad for an online wine retailer made misleading and unsubstantiated claims about the origin of their wine. They also failed to make clear the basis of the price comparisons and the significant conditions of the promotion.
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RTSB Ltd
A YouTube ad for Match Bingo, which featured the Tottenham Hotspur football team, was not inappropriately targeted to under-18s.
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WHG (International) Ltd t/a William Hill Online
An in-app ad promoting an offer for a game in the William Hill app misleadingly contradicted the terms and conditions that applied to the offer.
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Betway Ltd
A pre-roll ad on YouTube for Betway featured the Chelsea FC logo in a manner which was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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Bonne Terre Ltd t/a Sky Bet
[Republished ruling] A promoted tweet for Sky Bet featured Gary Neville, a person who was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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Eaton Gate Gaming Ltd t/a Kwiff
A post on Kwiff’s X account featured Sir Lewis Hamilton, a person who was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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William Hill Organization Ltd t/a William Hill
A promotional voucher for William Hill encouraged irresponsible use.
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Dribble Media Ltd t/a Midnite
A post on Midnite’s X page featuring an AI generated video depicting footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold had strong appeal to under-18s.
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KamaGames Ltd t/a Blackjackist
A paid-for X ad for the Blackjack 21: Blackjackist game misleadingly stated that the game didn’t contain in-game purchases, including random-item purchases.
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SP Graham Retail Ltd
A voucher for Sean Graham bookmakers didn’t include all the significant conditions of the promotion and also failed to administer the promotion fairly.
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Amazing Giveaways Ltd
A Facebook post for a prize draw wasn't administered fairly and caused unnecessary disappointment.
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Hollywoodbets International UK Ltd t/a Hollywoodbets
A banner ad for Hollywood bets seen on the Virtual Football League website was inappropriately targeted to under-18s.
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Mecca Bingo Ltd
A Facebook post featuring emojis for a game to guess film names, wasn't likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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Play’n GO Malta Ltd
Three banner ads promoting casino gaming content were likely to have strong appeal to under-18s and were therefore irresponsible.
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Buzz Group Ltd
A post on Buzz Bingo Grimsby’s Facebook page featuring a cartoon action figure wasn’t likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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LEBOM Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad and a paid-for X ad encouraged gambling behaviour that was socially irresponsible and encouraged excessive drinking.
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Wowcher Ltd
A website failed to administer a promotion fairly and caused unnecessary disappointment.
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