{"id":777034542,"date":"2025-11-12T09:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777034542"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:09:52","slug":"illegal-betting-ads-dominate-asci-complaints-in-first-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/illegal-betting-ads-dominate-asci-complaints-in-first-half","title":{"rendered":"Illegal betting dominates ad complaints in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Of 6,117 ads investigated between April and September2025, illegal betting accounted for 4,575.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- Illegal betting was the sector that saw the most complaints about advertising in India, according to the latest half-year Complaints Report by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of 6,841 complaints and 6,117 ads investigated between April and September 2025, illegal betting accounted for 4,575 ads. The other most cited sectors include personal care (367), healthcare (332), food and beverage (211), and education (71).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ASCI report, digital media platforms accounted for 97 per cent of complaints, with Meta leading the tally at 78.9 per cent followed by third-party websites at 13.7 per cent, Google at 4.6 per cent, and property portals at 3 per cent. Traditional media, such as television and print, were responsible for less than 3 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the period, ASCI investigated 1,173 influencer ads and found that 98 per cent required modification. Almost 59 per cent of the ads promoted products that are considered illegal, while around 76 per cent of India’s top digital influencers failed to comply with disclosure norms set by ASCI and the Central Consumer Protection Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manisha Kapoor, CEO and secretary general of ASCI, said: “The widespread exposure to betting ads despite the ban, as well as the disappointing standards set by top influencers, are some challenges that have come to the fore in our recent work. Consumer trust can be fragile in the digital age, and such practices create problems for the industry at large. ASCI is, however, pleased to note a strong increase in uncontested cases, as well as in rates of voluntary compliance, underscoring its growing role as the first line of defence.”<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> 371 Turkish referees face disciplinary action over betting allegations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Of 6,117 ads investigated between April and September2025, illegal betting accounted for 4,575.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777034544,"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 Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) reports that illegal betting advertisements accounted for the vast majority of complaints (4,575 out of 6,117 investigated ads) between April and September 2025. Digital media platforms, predominantly Meta, were the primary channels for these non-compliant ads, with significant failures in disclosure norms among top digital influencers. This highlights critical challenges in regulatory compliance and market integrity within India's digital advertising ecosystem.","focusai_entities":"Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), Manisha Kapoor, Meta, Google, Central Consumer Protection Authority","focusai_location":"India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.95), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Efficacy","query":"What specific enforcement actions are anticipated from ASCI and the Central Consumer Protection Authority to curb illegal betting advertising, particularly targeting digital platforms and non-compliant influencers?"},{"label":"Operator Impact","query":"How will the continued prevalence of illegal betting advertising impact the market entry strategies and operational viability of legitimate B2C iGaming operators seeking to establish a compliant presence in India?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16334,155],"tags":[23911,1897,58],"class_list":["post-777034542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-asia-news","category-sports-betting-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-igaming","tag-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034542","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777034542"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777034547,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034542\/revisions\/777034547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777034542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777034542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777034542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}