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gvc is calling for an extension to the new rules on tv advertising during sports broadcasting.roadcasting. i'm joined by a sports broadcasting expert to discuss this further. first of all, i don't want to belittle the problem of betting which we know is a huge problem, but this seems like turkeys voting for christmas. it does seem a bit like that but there's an interesting subplot. if you look at the call from gvc talking about spurt —— shirt sponsorship, there are other things that doesn't take into account such as horse racing and title sponsorship of the league, the spfl for example, so absolutely a good idea, but there are other elements in terms of what would be better from that point of view in terms of the blanket ban versus this, but there are obviously financial implications for the company involved in that as well. we know that sponsorship of shirts is big business and a lot of money for clu bs big business and a lot of money for clubs in all levels of sport. and this is also part of a wider crackdown on betting advertising during sports broadcasts. can sport survive

swedbank, gvc. what is the continuing story on this scandal?we found this morning the chairman will be stepping down immediately after a week that the ceo had left the bank. this has to do with allegations of millions of dollars of money laundering. investigated in sweden, estonia, and the u.s. the scrutiny of swedbank was interfering with his other job, the ceo of another company. anna: e gaming operator, what are they saying? >> fourth quarter update is strong but it should be noted march is seeing something of a slowdown in the growth rate. the reference weakness in both margins in italy and the u.k. rallied sincee falling heavily last month on a thect share buyback of chairman and ceo. tomorrow we have an event in the u.k. betting calendar, the grand national. it could be the shortest priced favorite in 100 years and if that goes in, it would mark a particularly weak start to the second quarter in terms of the margins. anna: thank you both on the stocks we are watching. first go is the function on your bloomberg and mobile app. at an increa

gvc — who own ladbrokes and coral — believe it's down to the industry to protect its customers at most sponsorship with british teams and getting them on board will be nigh on impossible. the agreement last year between major british companies to ban tv advertising took time to negotiate and agree, so getting a shirt z and and agree, so getting a shirt and perimeter