Banning ads is not the best way to protect gamblers

Many people within the gambling industry would agree with one contention in your editorial (Live gambling ads during sporting events are a sure bet against the vulnerable,9 June): that there is too much advertising of gambling products around live sport.The more intractable question you don’t address is what to do about it, given the significant dependence that certain national broadcasters and sports have on the revenue derived from gambling advertising, and the anti-trust law restriction