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BUZZ-UK gambling companies lower after media reports of TV ad ban

Fri, 07th Oct 2016 07:39

** Shares in British gambling companies fall after The Timesnewspaper reports that the companies are due to be banned fromadvertising on television during the day

** William Hill down 2.9 pct, Labrokes down2.5 pct vs. Britain's midcap index which is up 0.2 pct

** Cenkos analyst Simon French says a ban could see a morerational approach to marketing from the industry

** "We suspect that operators will seek to find alternativeways to provide a call to action for customers around in-playbetting," the analyst says

(RM: sarah.young.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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