Gambling Regulation Act 2024

Advertising by licensee by means of audiovisual on-demand media service or on-demand sound service

145. (1) Subject to this section, a licensee shall not advertise relevant content, or cause a person to advertise relevant content on the licensee’s behalf, on an audiovisual on demand media service or on an on-demand sound service to another person (in this section referred to as the “intended recipient”) unless—

(a) the intended recipient has an account with the service concerned, and

(b) the licensee complies with the applicable regulations.

(2) A licensee shall not be taken to have contravened subsection (1) where—

(a) an intended recipient does not have an account with an audiovisual on-demand media service or an on-demand sound service, and

(b) as part of the content delivered by that service—

(i) a logo, trademark, emblem or marketing image of the licensee displayed at a sporting event is, in the case of an audiovisual on-demand service, visible to the intended recipient of that service, or

(ii) details of the sponsorship by the licensee of a sporting event are, in the case of an audiovisual on-demand service, visible, or in the case of an on-demand sound service, audible to that intended recipient of that service.

(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to advertising relevant content on an audiovisual on demand media service or an on-demand sound service by a licensee of a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose provided that the advertising by that licensee does not include—

(a) the name or trading name, or part of the name or trading name, of a licensee of a Business to Consumer gambling licence or a Business to Business gambling licensee, or

(b) the logo, trademark, emblem or marketing image of such a licensee.