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Belgian Gaming Commission reiterates ban on paid social media gambling ads

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Source: Kansspelcommissie (Belgium)

Belgium’s Gaming Commission said on 20 June 2024 that paid advertising is not allowed on social media, regardless of its content. It cited an exception under Article 24 of the royal decree of 27 February 2023, provided the advertising is explicitly included in the contract.

Operators and advertisers must account for the restriction and its limited contractual exception when planning social media campaigns.

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Quaest poll puts bets and social media at 7% as source of hope nationwide

A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.

A Quaest poll found that 16% of voters optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as their greatest source of hope for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's fourth term. Optimistic voters accounted for 44% of respondents, making the combined issue equivalent to about 7% of the full population. The poll did not specify how much of that figure was attributable to each topic.

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