London Underground Refuses Bingo Ad

Paddy Power is an Irish bookmaker that wants to attract more women to its games of chance, hence the ad copy. The poster turned out to be an affront to the London Underground, which banned it from its premises because the photo is "an offense to public decency."

As is usually the case with ads deemed intolerable by some authority, the publicity value of the rejection is immeasurable. When it's information and visuals as opposed to goods, the more you ban, the more they get around. I kinda like that.

[hat tip: Martin Owens]