An online gambling advertising campaign released by Victor Chandler has evoked complaints from The Methodist Church, who have likened the poster ads as vehicles to encourage reckless drinking while betting online.

The posters show famed comedian, Rowland Rivron, in various setting with his laptop gambling at what is presumably Victor Chandler's online casino and sportsbook.  One of these settings happens to be inside a bar, showing Rowland holding an alcoholic drink.

Victor Chandler addressed the concerns from the church, stating that it was not their intention to blur the line between drinking and gambling at online casinos.  They brought into light the fact that Rowland was also shown in many other locations not necessarily directly associated with drinking alcoholic beverages.  For instance, Rowland can be seen sitting in a barber's chair, a bus, on a boat in a peaceful lake, and sitting up in bed.

The Advertising Standards Authority did not think that Victor Chandler was in the wrong either.  They dismissed the church's complaints and backed Chandler's defense that the intention of the advertising campaign was simply to show that people could gamble in an online casino from numerous places, and did not have to be confined to their home computer.

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