2026-10-22 from cbc.ca

Politicians in Ottawa are moving to curb the widespread advertising currently seen across sports broadcasts, social media and online video games.

Federal MPs are moving forward with a bill to restrict sports betting ads in Canada. It comes as new data shows that the number of problem gamblers is on the rise in Ontario.

The federal standing committee on Canadian heritage meets next week to vote on Bill S-211, a law that proposes to rein in the ads across the country, amid new findings of increased addiction and gambling-related suicides in Ontario.

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