On November 19, 2025, Google updated its Gambling and Games ad policies, extending the ban on offline gambling advertisements to 35 nations where promotions for physical gambling are illegal.
Offline gambling includes physical, real-world activities like casinos and offline poker, as opposed to online gambling and social casino games, which have different certification requirements.
As a result, the promotion of offline gambling is prohibited in these locations: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, the Maldives, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, as well as Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Turkey, and Ukraine.