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Chris Kunitz Jersey , May 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Sports Minister has said a TV advertisement created by online bookmaker Sportsbet must be taken off air, as it glorifies convicted steroid cheats and condones the use of performance enhancing drugs.
The betting company's latest ad campaign promotes its new Android phone app, and is titled "putting the 'roid in Android." The advertisement controversially features disgraced Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, who had his 1988 Olympic Games 100m gold medal stripped after it was revealed he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Johnson was reportedly paid around 200,000 Australian dollars (145,000 U.S. dollars) for the appearance in the ad, but the nation's Sports Minister, Greg Hunt, has on Monday demanded the company "pull the ad" saying they "should know better."
"To use a known drug cheat such as Ben Johnson to advertise their product is utterly inappropriate," Hunt told News Corp on Monday.
Hunt's sentiments were backed up by Senator Nick Xenophon, head of minor party Nick Xenophon Team (NXT), who said impressionable children were watching the ads which glorified cheating.
"It is just wrong on so many levels - glorifying a drug cheat, tying it in with gambling and promoting it to kids in a light-hearted way," Xenophon said on Monday.
Despite the criticism from those in Canberra, others were quick to point out the ad's humor, in which Sportsbet promises "performance enhancement" betting on the company's new "juiced-up" phone app.
Dave Culbert, a former Olympic long jumper, said that the ad was "pretty funny," but acknowledged that many professional athletes would be upset that a convicted drug cheat could be paid so much to appear in an advertisement.
Meanwhile a spokesperson from Sportsbet responded to the criticism on Monday, declaring that while the betting company "does not condone the use of performance-enhancing drugs" the company makes "no apologies for injecting some humour into advertising."
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Make sure you are safe. Don?t forget to pack emergency necessities, water, first aid kit, basic repair tools for your bike. You never know when you will encounter a problem out there, being prepared is the only way to go. Even more important is your safety gear. You should always wear a helmet and eye protection is important as well. Make sure you have comfortable clothing and shoes designed for mountain biking.
By following these guidelines, you should have a safe and fulfilling mountain biking trip!
Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky who defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, died in an apparent suicide Wednesday night, the county coroner said. He was 57.
In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Kentucky State Rep. Republican Dan Johnson addresses the public from his church regarding sexual assault allegations in Louisville, Ky. Johnson died Wednesday night, Dec. 13, 2017.
Bullitt County Coroner Dave Bill.
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