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Paddy Power ordered to pull billboards of gambling Jesus

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After receiving scores of complaints, Ireland\’s Advertising Standards Authority ordered the country\’s largest bookmaker to withdrew the billboard posters portraying Jesus and the Apostles gambling at the Last Supper alongside the slogan: “There\’s a place for fun and games.”

At all 89 locations across Dublin, the offending billboards were replaced with new Paddy Power ads saying: “There\’s a place for fun and games. Apparently this isn\’t it.”

“We still don\’t believe we\’ve pushed the boundaries too far. Some people just take this stuff too seriously,” said a Paddy Power spokesman.