"The full list of countries that Google disallows offline gambling ads now includes; Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Maldives, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen."
"Google wrote, "On November 19, 2025, Google Ads will update the offline gambling category specifics of its Gambling and Games policy." Google added, "The update will amend the examples of permitted offline gambling activity and expand the list of examples of countries in which offline gambling advertising is not permitted.""
"Previously, the list was only Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam."
Google updated its Google Ads policy on November 19, 2025 to align offline gambling advertising restrictions with countries where offline gambling is prohibited. The full disallowed list now includes Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Maldives, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Yemen. The previous disallowed list contained a smaller set of countries. The update amends examples of permitted offline gambling activity and expands the countries where offline gambling advertising is not permitted. A forum discussion occurred on X.
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