Hope gambling decree succeeds - Tommasi (3)

(ANSA) - Rome, July 4 - The head of the Italian Footballers Association, Damiano Tommasi, said Wednesday he hoped a government decree curbing advertising for gambling succeeds. "The halt to gambling advertising is the right choice," said Tommasi, a former AS Roma and Italy midfielder.
    "If it was up to me, I wold put on deterrent ads," he said.
    Italy has seen a surge in gambling addiction in recent years despite a drop in disposable income.