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Russia: FAS Finds Google Guilty of Casino Advertising

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6 years ago

May 27, 2019

Niji Narayan

Google to allow gambling apps in more countries

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Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has found Google guilty of advertising gambling companies in AdWords. Currently, gambling advertisement, including online casinos, is prohibited in Russia, the watchdog stated.

In 2018, Russian telecom regulatory authority Roskomnadzor fined Google for not removing illegal gambling sites from search results. The authority imposes a fine of approximately €6.5k on Google and also blocked 3,000 gambling websites.

The current legislation establishes that all search engines must check a registry of banned sites and remove them from their results.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.