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Coral ad under fire for linking gambling to seduction

on May 28, 2014 | 0 comments

By Natalie Mortimer

A TV ad for bookmakers Coral has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog found it guilty of linking gambling to seduction.

The spot showed two men in a barbers shop reading the Racing Post and debating placing a bet, before a woman, wearing a jockey’s outfit that left her midriff bare, walked into the shop. The woman was then shown holding a sign bearing the odds for a horse in an upcoming race, before bending over the first man and touching his mobile phone with her whip.

The man then placed a bet through the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum