White label licensee products at sporting events

Request

• Any general guidance given to white label licensees, providers, operators or other relevant groups, as well as to sporting bodies and relevant associated bodies (including marketing companies), relating to the advertising of white label licensee products at sporting events.
• Additionally, any specific guidance (to the above mentioned groups) relating to the specificity of which URLs can be displayed.

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

In your email you have requested:

• Any general guidance given to white label licensees, providers, operators or other relevant groups, as well as to sporting bodies and relevant associated bodies (including marketing companies), relating to the advertising of white label licensee products at sporting events.
• Additionally, any specific guidance (to the above-mentioned groups) relating to the specificity of which URLs can be displayed.

Any licensee with White Label involvement should ensure that any advertising meets the standard set out in social responsibility code 5.1.6.

LCCP Condition 5.1.6 - Compliance with advertising codes.

I can confirm that there is no specific information falling within the scope of your request held by the Gambling Commission.

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.

Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.

The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Information Management Team
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP