Month: April 2025

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has reproached Festival Free Bets for an advertisement seen on X (formerly Twitter) on 12 March 2024, featuring Astrid Wett, who was 23 at the time, at Cheltenham racecourse. This ad raised concerns over adherence to UK gambling advertising regulations due to Wett’s age.

Unanswered concerns from Festival Free Bets:

Despite the ASA’s inquiries, Festival Free Bets failed to respond, prompting the ASA to express dismay at their lack of communication and apparent disregard for the Code. Consequently, the ASA concluded that Festival Free Bets violated Cap Code rule 1.7, which stipulates that any unreasonable delay in responding to ASA inquiries constitutes a breach.

Wett admitted her lack of awareness regarding age restrictions outlined in the CAP Code for gambling ads and expressed regret for her inadvertent breach. She clarified that she assumed being over 18 was sufficient for such promotions and affirmed her commitment to complying with all relevant guidelines.

Reiterating the CAP Code’s provisions, the ASA …

Oscar-winning actor Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films prior to his death in 2002, and now his son, actor Jared Harris, has weighed in on if he could step up to play Dumbledore in HBO’s upcoming reboot TV series. He told The Independent that not only is he not interested–he wonders why HBO is even making a new Harry Potter project in the first place.

“I mean, why do it? I don’t understand. The films were fantastic–leave them alone,” he said (via Variety) Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches . He did, however, say the TV series, which will reportedly be seven seasons–one each for all the books–has the opportunity to cover “a lot of storytelling” that didn’t make it into the movies.

Anyone who has read the books understands that the movies left lots of material out. And it’s not just fans who think that. For example, Sirius Black actor Gary Oldman believes the films didn’t utilize his character enough, while Ginny actor Bonnie Wright said her character’s lack of screentime was “disappointing.”

But would Harris consider stepping in to play Dumbledore? “No, …