Irish Billboards of Gambling Jesus Pulled
Paddy Power withdrew a billboard campaign on Wednesday that portrayed
Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper table ¡ª and playing poker
and roulette alongside the slogan, 'There's a place for fun and games.'
At all 89 locations across Dublin, the offending billboards were replaced
Wednesday with new Paddy Power ads that said: 'There's a place for fun
and games. Apparently this isn't it.'
Paddy Power acknowledged they had taken a 'load of flak' over the advert:
¡°It's a tongue-in-cheek situation - people aren't supposed to take it
as seriously as some people seem to be.¡±