U.K. gambling companies agree sports ad ban: BBC

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-- The U.K.'s largest gambling companies have agreed to a ban on advertising during live sports broadcasts in all events other than horse racing, the BBC reports, citing unnamed sources. -- The "whistle-to-whistle" ban was accepted by the Remote Gambling Association, which includes brands owned by FTSE 100 companies Paddy Power Betfair and GVC Holdings, and is expected to come into force either this year or early in 2019, according to the BBC.