{"id":10089,"date":"2025-07-11T09:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=10089"},"modified":"2025-07-11T09:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:24:39","slug":"meta-updates-its-gambling-advertising-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2025\/07\/11\/meta-updates-its-gambling-advertising-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Updates Its Gambling Advertising Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Meta<\/strong> has published a list of countries where gambling advertising is prohibited on its platforms. From now on, any gambling-related advertising placed on Meta\u2019s platforms must also be pre-approved by the company itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, Meta\u2019s policy included a list of countries where such advertising was permitted with the appropriate license. That list included Argentina, Bulgaria, France, New Zealand, Zambia, and many other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, to simplify things for advertisers, Meta has removed these regulated markets from its list and instead only lists countries where gambling promotions are not allowed at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reasons why a Meta marketing license cannot be obtained in these countries become clear at first glance. Most of the listed nations either lack clear gambling regulations or have completely banned gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some countries, gambling is allowed only for foreigners or exists in limited forms. For example, in <strong>Vietnam, Malaysia, and Egypt<\/strong>, gambling is prohibited for locals but allowed for foreign visitors. Similar regulations apply in <strong>Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>Taiwan, Mongolia, and Azerbaijan<\/strong>, online gambling and casinos are banned, but state lotteries or sports betting markets operate. The same applies to <strong>Thailand, Pakistan, and Hong Kong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total ban on gambling exists in<strong> Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only country on the list where gambling is fully regulated by law is the <strong>Philippines<\/strong>, under the supervision of the regulator <strong>PAGCOR<\/strong>. However, even there, heated political debates have been taking place in recent months about a possible full ban on online gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is likely the reason why Meta included the Philippines in its restricted list &#8211; the company chose to proactively eliminate potential risks, as it recently did in the <strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta has published a list of countries where gambling advertising is prohibited on its platforms. From now on, any gambling-related advertising placed on Meta\u2019s platforms must also be pre-approved by the company itself. Previously, Meta\u2019s policy included a list of countries where such advertising was permitted with the appropriate license. 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