{"id":777033095,"date":"2025-10-14T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777033095"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:13:31","slug":"bangladesh-warns-espncricinfo-over-illegal-gambling-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bangladesh-warns-espncricinfo-over-illegal-gambling-ads","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh warns ESPNcricinfo over illegal gambling ads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Cyber Security Agency has issued a legal notice threatening to block the cricket website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh.- The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has issued a legal notice to ESPNcricinfo<\/strong>, accusing the cricket website of promoting illegal online gambling advertisements and failing to comply with tax laws. The notice, sent to ESPN Sports Media Group Ltd<\/strong> on October 12, demands immediate removal of betting-related content and compliance with Bangladesh\u2019s Cyber Safety Ordinance 2025, with a warning that failure could lead to the platform being blocked in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCSA alleges that ESPNcricinfo has been displaying ads for online betting and gambling, which is prohibited under Bangladeshi law. It said the ads target Bangladeshi audiences specifically<\/strong>, with no such content appearing on the platform in countries like Australia or England. The agency also claims ESPNcricinfo has not paid the required taxes or value-added tax (VAT) on advertising revenue generated in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The notice gives ESPNcricinfo seven working days to confirm compliance, remove all prohibited content, and provide details of its advertising and revenue operations for tax verification. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> MPL slashes workforce amid India gaming ban<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Cyber Security Agency has issued a legal notice threatening to block the cricket website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777033100,"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 National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) of Bangladesh has issued a legal notice to ESPNcricinfo, alleging promotion of illegal online gambling advertisements targeting Bangladeshi audiences and non-compliance with local tax laws. The notice demands immediate removal of prohibited content and tax verification, threatening a platform block if compliance is not met within seven working days. This action underscores increasing regulatory scrutiny on digital platforms facilitating iGaming content in the region.","focusai_entities":"National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), ESPNcricinfo, ESPN Sports Media Group Ltd","focusai_location":"Bangladesh, Australia, England","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.75), affiliate_publisher (0.9), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Precedent Impact?","query":"What precedent does Bangladesh's NCSA action against ESPNcricinfo set for other international digital media platforms operating in jurisdictions with strict iGaming prohibitions and evolving tax compliance requirements?"},{"label":"Operational Compliance Strategy?","query":"How should global digital content providers, particularly those with sports media verticals, adapt their geo-targeting and advertising compliance frameworks to mitigate similar regulatory risks in emerging markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[24906,24834],"class_list":["post-777033095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-bangladesh","tag-gambling-ads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033095","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777033095"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777033107,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033095\/revisions\/777033107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777033095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777033095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777033095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}