Industry
March 20, 2023
Facebook Gambling and Adult Ads Flood Vietnam
There are currently strict gambling laws in effect in Vietnam. Aside from eight casinos available for foreign visitors, gambling activities are illegal and this has been the case for many years. Keeping in mind the strict regulation of gambling, advertising such activities is currently illegal. In addition, online gambling is also outlawed. Despite the tough […]
Industry
February 21, 2023
Study Says Children Are Targeted by Gambling Ads on Facebook
The new study was completed in partnership between VicHealth and researchers from the University of Queensland and Monash University. It probed into gambling ads seen on social media by 16-to-25-year-olds. Overall, the report examined data from 83 young people. From that total, 54 of the participants were aged 16 and 17 years old. The recent […]
Business
November 22, 2022
Facebook Changes Online Gambling Advertising Rules
Social media giant Facebook implemented an update on its policies for online gambling advertising. Under the new rules, some companies interested in promoting online gambling would need to contact Meta for written permission. New Policy Impacts Gambling Ads on Facebook Updating its policy on online gambling advertising means that gambling companies seeking to promote their […]
Industry
November 1, 2022
Dabble Weaponizes Facebook’s AI Chatbots to Acquire Customers
Facebook pages associated with a social gaming start-up and masked as tipsters were removed by Meta for violating its policies around online gambling following an investigation by The Australian Financial Review. Masked as Tipster Services “The Shark” and “Roughie Kings 2022” owned by the same entrepreneurs that founded Dabble, a social gaming start-up that recently […]
Casino
May 3, 2022
Google, Facebook & Apple Respond to Gambling Lawsuit
Consumers have stated that Google, Facebook (now known as Meta), and Apple earned billions of dollars from online casino chip sales and their stance is that the companies invoke a defense based on Section 230 Communications Decency Act. The Suit Was Filed in 2021 The aforementioned three companies received a lawsuit in November 2021 and […]
Casino
April 12, 2022
Meta Platforms Contends Innocence in Social Casino Complaint
Meta Platforms Inc has seen its best-known asset, the social media platform Facebook, attempt to mount another defense in a case brought against it for promoting social casinos at the users’ expense. Meta and Facebook Defends Itself from Social Casino Allegations Late last week, Facebook sought to dismiss a case lodged against it that the […]
Casino
March 11, 2022
Aussie Woman Who Stole $AU1M to Play on Social Casino Sentence Appeal Denied
Rachel Naomi Perri was accused of embezzling money from her employer for a period of three years, the proceeds of which she used to play an online gambling game on Facebook by the name of Heart of Vegas. After receiving a six-year sentence in December 2021, the woman now wants to plead a lighter sentence […]
Industry
February 2, 2022
UKGC Uncovers Illegal Facebook Lotteries With the Help of Law Enforcement
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has led an investigation that saw the disruption of several illegal Facebook lotteries. With the help of law enforcement through the Government Agency Intelligence Network (GAIN) and a Facebook representative, the investigation focused on the illegal operations, which posed numerous risks to both consumers and vulnerable players. These developments come […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
Facebook Named in Amended Complaint over Social Casino Apps
Facebook continues to face legal headwinds from disgruntled consumers who have taken an issue with the company’s policy on social casino apps. The lawsuit filed with the Court of Northern District of California San Jose Division alleges that the company participated in an “illegal gambling conspiracy,” Law Street reported. Social Apps Again Targeted on Facebook […]
Industry
November 18, 2021
BGC Praises Facebook Feature That Allows Consumers to Opt out of Gambling Ads
The Betting and Gaming Council has commended Facebook for its decision to shore up responsible gambling practices and introduce an “opt-out” feature added in to allow consumers to automatically filter gambling content, such as betting advertisements. This comes shortly after Reset Australia offered scathing criticism of the social media giant, which it accused of scraping children’s data to fuel predatory “stalker […]