Roundtable event: A Childhood Free from Gambling Advertising
- May 7
- 2 min read
Lauren Heaney, the Scotland Reducing Gambling Harms manager at Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), invites Edinburgh Advice Network members and partners to join a Roundtable event on 18th May at the COSLA conference centre, Edinburgh.
A Childhood Free from Gambling Advertising:
Sport, Media, and the Protection of Young People ahead of the FIFA World Cup
Date: 18th May 2026, 10am – 4pm
Venue: COSLA Caledonia Conference Suite
Registration: Sign Up Here
The Scotland Reducing Gambling Harm programme (SRGH) at the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) would like to invite you to a Roundtable event on gambling marketing and advertising.
UK advertising regulations on gambling are far more liberal than other countries in Europe, yet we produce more evidence on how advertising gambling to people causes harm.
Every year, £1.5 billion is spent on gambling adverts in the UK – advertising that young people in Scotland are regularly exposed to through digital, tv, radio, and on our streets.
With the FIFA World Cup approaching, this event examines the relationship between gambling advertising, sport, and harm amongst young people. We want this Roundtable to start momentum to advocate for a childhood free from gambling advertising in Scotland, reducing the risk and harm that gambling poses to young people.
The event will bring together voices from across the third sector, academia, public health, policy, research, and lived experience to discuss:
What impact gambling advertising and marketing has on people, especially our young people, in Scotland
Ways in which we can reduce and regulate gambling marketing and advertising
How best to use our collective voice to advocate for change
Date: 18th May 2026
Times: 10am – 4pm, with networking from 9.30am and lunch provided at 12.30pm
Venue: COSLA Caledonia Conference Suite, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH
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