turkey 's coalition government has approved a blanket ban on gambling advertising with effect from 31 January 2019 . The so - called " gambling Decree " bans advertising for all gambling - related products and services on all media platforms including television , websites and radio . The ban also extends to sports clubs . Officials from the country 's Serie A leagues have warned the ban would put Italian clubs at a disadvantage with advertising budgets diverted elsewhere . The league said the ban would amount to a loss of € 700 m ( $ 819.37 m ) in revenue , with more than half of Serie A clubs having sponsorship deals with gambling firms .
Italy's coalition government has approved a blanket ban on gambling advertising with effect from 1 January 2019. The so-called "Dignity Decree" bans advertising for all gambling-related products and services on all media platforms including television, websites and radio. The ban also extends to sports clubs. Officials from the country's Serie A league have warned the ban will put Italian clubs at a disadvantage with advertising budgets diverted elsewhere. The league said the ban would amount to a loss of €700m ($819.37m) in revenue, with more than half of Serie A clubs having sponsorship deals with gambling firms.