Tag: Advertising

Australian lobby group behind youth social media ban linked to major gambling ad company

12 December 2025 at 8:01am UTC-5
Australian journalists have uncovered a link between the lobby group, 36 Months, that pushed for a high-profile youth social media ban in the country and advertising firm Finch ...

Pasig City, Philippines, bans public gambling ads

8 December 2025 at 8:01am UTC-5
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has announced that all types of advertisements and promotions related to gambling have been banned in public areas. The ban, formally known as ...

Ontario hospital exec urges action on online gambling advertising ban

2 December 2025 at 7:43am UTC-5
A top Canadian mental health hospital executive has added his voice to calls for tighter restrictions on online sports gambling ads in the country. Bill Marra, the Chief ...

Albanese holds firm as Australian MPs push for gambling advertising ban

27 November 2025 at 6:12am UTC-5
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week faced renewed pressure from MPs to phase out gambling advertising. However, Australia is set to close 2025 without ...

Canadian senators push for federal ban on betting ads

25 November 2025 at 6:51am UTC-5
Two Canadian senators have urged the federal government to ban betting advertisements, warning that wide exposure to these ads is putting young and vulnerable people at risk ...

Australian government urged to follow through with gambling ad ban

20 November 2025 at 7:03am UTC-5
Crossbench politicians and gambling harm campaigners are urging the Australian government not to retreat from a proposed ban on gambling advertising, according to The Guardian ...

Igaming ads continue to target Indonesian Meta users despite ban

17 November 2025 at 7:55am UTC-5
Gambling promoters are evading Indonesia’s ban on online betting and advertising by disguising paid promotions as harmless content across Meta’s platforms, an investigation by ...

Australian media regulator investigates Disney+ gambling ads

13 November 2025 at 6:31am UTC-5
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is examining whether Disney+ breached gambling advertising rules by airing betting promotions during ESPN sports broadcasts ...

New Zealand orders offshore gambling site 20Bet to stop targeting residents

10 November 2025 at 7:37am UTC-5
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs has formally instructed offshore gambling website 20Bet to stop advertising its services to New Zealand residents, according to RNZ ...

Australian media group’s outgoing chair seeks compensation if gambling ads are banned

10 November 2025 at 7:24am UTC-5
Australian media group Nine Entertainment said taxpayers should compensate domestic media firms if a federal gambling advertising ban proceeds, warning that uneven rules could ...