UK watchdog bans scratchcard ad

Ed Drake
January 31, 2010
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watchdogNow, don’t get me wrong, I’m all for online gaming, but whoever agreed to geen light the latest advert for Prime Scratchcards might have still been hungover when they signed this one off.

“I am a single mom & I live on family benefits, I played and won £46,799 and it is incredible for me,” it goes. “I was very stressed for my son’s future and I couldn’t sleep, now that I won I know that I can help my son build a better future.”

Funnily enough, the Advertising Standards Authority put it to the sword. Read more.

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