Loophole allowing gambling ads that could ‘target teens’ closed by watchdog

Betting firms face a crackdown on their adverts in the UK after The i Paper revealed that gambling memes shared on social media could pose a risk to children and teenagers.A “loophole” that enabled some gambling adverts to fall outside of UK advertising rules has now been closed, but campaigners warn some social media ads remain “completely out of control”.Until now, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) had no control over some adverts from gambling companies because