Paddy Power Betfair boss: ad ban is ‘not right answerBrinkwire · August 9, 2018 at 5:15 pmPaddy Power Betfair’s chief executive has said that the President’s recent call for gambling advertising to be banned in sport is not necessarily the right thing to do.“If I had my way, I wouldn’t have advertising or any access to gambling platforms in sport at all,” said President Michael D Higgins last month.The betting giant says it will abide by whatever laws are in place, but boss Peter Jackson said: “We’ve been a very good supporter of responsible gambling in Ireland.“We would like to see some progress made on the [gambling control] bill. We will operate within the framework that’s put in place – that countries and politicians decide.”