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Michael Owen 'breached UK law by promoting an unlicensed cryptocurrency casino in Twitter posts he was forced to delete - after controversially advertising NFTs which could not lose their initial value'

Michael Owen has deleted tweets which breached UK laws on gambling advertising, according to reports.

The former England, Liverpool and Real Madrid striker made two Twitter posts which promoted unlicensed cryptocurrency casino 'Punt Casino'.

And, as reported by The Athletic, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered Owen to delete his promotion of a contentious non-fungible token (NFT) scheme which broke rules about advertising cryptocurrency products.

Michael Owen has reportedly deleted tweets which breached UK laws on gambling advertising
The former England, Liverpool and Real Madrid striker made two Twitter posts which promoted unlicensed cryptocurrency casino 'Punt Casino', which does not have a UK licence

On May 16, Owen took to Twitter to promote Curacao-registered Punt Casino, which does not have a UK licence.