Paddy power founder calls for advert ban

Stewart Kenny spoke of Paddy vigour Betfair’s chief executive was “fully scandalous” about playing advertising LAURA HUTTONPHOTOCALL Ireland

A co-founding father of Paddy power has claimed that playing promoting and sponsorship is “normalizing” having a bet for children and criticized the enterprise’s chief executive for claiming that a ban might motivate illegal operators.

Stewart Kenny told The instances that he had admire for Peter Jackson, the executive at Paddy power Betfair, but that he become “fully immoral” on this problem.

“There has to be a radical change. It’s normalizing gambling for youngsters,” Mr Kenny spoke of. “I don’t think any father or mother in the country in reality appreciates being bombarded with the amount of playing advertising. I don’t even believe it’s within the interests of the betting trade as a result of I think it’s alienating them from the entire fogeys within the nation.”