Refrain From Advertising Online Betting Platforms, I&B Ministry Tells Media
Betting and gambling are illegal in "most parts" of India and pose significant financial and socioeconomic risk for consumers, I&B Ministry says.
The Information & Broadcast Ministry has advised the print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms, since betting and gambling are illegal in "most parts" of India and pose significant financial and socioeconomic risk for consumers.
The advisory has been issued in larger public interest and comes against the backdrop of online-betting ads in print, electronic, social and digital media. It has advised print and electronic media to refrain from publishing advertisements of online-betting platforms. It has also advised the online and social media to not display such advertisements in India or target such advertisements towards the Indian audience.
"Betting and gambling, illegal in most parts of the country, pose significant financial and socio-economic risk for the consumers, especially youth and children, the advisory states," the ministry said in a statement. "These ads on online betting have the effect of promoting 'this largely prohibited activity'."
