National Lottery chiefs have been told that their TV ads should be banned from early evening slots because they unfairly affect children.
The claim was made by an anti-gambling Oireachtas senator who wants a 9pm curfew so Lotto ads and Lotto draws are not seen by kids.
He claims that the Lotto draw, which has aired at the same time on RTE since 1988 and goes out during its family night movie, should be delayed until after the watershed.
