On Monday, the country's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting made it known in an advisory that ads promoting online betting and gambling will now be banned.
The Ministry stated that "financial and socio-economic risk for consumers" was a key reason for the decision since betting and gambling are illegal in most parts of India.
From India Today:
Read more here: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/stor...837-2022-06-13"The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites and platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media."