{"id":777000850,"date":"2022-12-08T07:45:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777000850"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:14:38","slug":"google-denies-allowing-online-gambling-ads-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/google-denies-allowing-online-gambling-ads-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Google denies allowing online gambling ads in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indian government had asked Google to stop showing ads for offshore gambling companies in search results and on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Google has responded to calls from India to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-asks-google-to-halt-online-gambling-ads\" target=\"_blank\">stop showing ads from overseas betting companies<\/a>. It says that it already prohibits such ads in accordance with Indian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson from Google said: \u201cIn line with our Ads Policies, and with the local laws and regulations applicable, we do not allow any advertisements that promote online gambling. Across our ads systems, <strong>we have strict policies in place to stop violations<\/strong>, and we take quick action if we are informed about violative ads.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two months ago, the government ordered TV channels, OTT (over-the-top) services and news websites&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/authorities-in-india-warn-tv-channels-to-stop-broadcasting-gambling-ads\" target=\"_blank\">to stop broadcasting gambling advertisements<\/a>. The Indian government is considering the establishment of a regulatory body for online skill games. There is no federal statute governing gambling in India, except for a Supreme Court precedent on skill-based gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian government had asked Google to stop showing ads for offshore gambling companies in search results and on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Indian government has intensified its efforts to curb offshore gambling advertisements, prompting Google to reiterate its existing policy of prohibiting such ads in compliance with local laws. Concurrently, India is exploring the establishment of a dedicated regulatory body for online skill games, highlighting the evolving and fragmented legal landscape for iGaming in the jurisdiction.","focusai_entities":"Google, Indian government, Supreme Court","focusai_location":"India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.95), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India's Regulatory Impact","query":"What specific enforcement mechanisms will the Indian government deploy to ensure compliance with the offshore gambling ad ban across all digital platforms, beyond Google's stated policies?"},{"label":"Skill Games Regulation","query":"How might the proposed regulatory body for online skill games in India differentiate its governance framework from existing gambling regulations, and what implications does this hold for B2B\/B2C licensing and operational models?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777000850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777000850"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777000871,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000850\/revisions\/777000871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777000850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777000850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777000850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}