13 Nov, 2024 ASA Shows its Hand in relation to Social Slots By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger Chibu Akpakwu The ASA recently published five decisions relating to "social slot" games. Here we examine these decisions to outline the key lessons for...
22 May, 2024 Rulings on the ‘strong appeal test’ for gambling ads featuring TV personalities. By Charlotte Edmondson MediaWrites has previously reported on ASA rulings in relation to sporting personalities and the strong appeal test. We have previously...
05 Oct, 2023 ASA bans mobile game listings for failing to disclose presence of loot boxes By Sophie Stoneham Will Deller The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Hutch Games Ltd, a mobile app game operator, for misleading app...
11 May, 2022 Online advertising reforms in the UK By Craig Giles Disruptive technologies have transformed almost every sector of the economy, not least the advertising industry. The exponential growth...
13 Apr, 2022 CAP Code: Celebrities and Gambling By Andy Danson In response to an 18-month consultation, new rules will take effect in October 2022 which ban the use of celebrities who are of ‘strong...
27 Aug, 2019 Four lessons from the ASA’s first bans on sexist ads By Matthew Vance The banning of two ads by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), in the first ever rulings to rely on a new code against...