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ASCI reports offshore betting made up 72.14% of FY26 ad violations

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The Advertising Standards Council of India said offshore betting accounted for 72.14% of advertisements found to breach advertising norms in FY26. It recorded an average of 795 offshore betting advertisements a month in the four months after the online gaming law took effect, compared with 594 in the eight months before it was passed.

Regulators face evidence that offshore betting ads breached norms frequently after the online gaming law took effect.

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