Four gambling adverts have been banned after they appeared in a smartphone app used by children which features Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The Advertising Standards Authority censured firms for promotions in Looney Tunes World of Mayhem – which has an age rating of seven and up. The game allows players to build worlds based on the Looney Tunes cartoons and collect characters to battle each other. Tapjoy insisted the Looney Tunes app had been incorrectly categorised with a ‘mature gambling’ setting – meaning it was only designed for adults – which is why the ads appeared within it. Scopely, the publisher of Looney Tunes World of Mayhem, said it did not target games at children.

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2019 00:19 UTC