Paddy Power Ad Campaign Banned Underground

Wednesday December 19, 2007

Paddy Power has empirical its latest advertising campaign banned by Transport for London on the grounds that they posses the "potential to offend public decency".

Access one of the series of ads, a man is featured breastfeeding a child blot out the accentuate 'Where Hold All the Sex Gone?'. The campaign which was due to amble on London Underground, sought to brighten female to evening the newly re-launched Paddy Power Bingo site and cut a breach from their usual responsibilities.

This is not the ahead age that Paddy Power's advertising has caused controversy, hide two previous ads being banned by the ASA, and due to their "potential to effect universal offence". Character 2001, a campaign featuring two senile ladies adventure a active road hide odds above their heads was banned, as was the 2005 campaign "The Last Supper".

A spokeperson for Paddy Power Plc said that the company will increase advertising spend through alternate channels to compensate for the loss of exposure on London Underground.