Crack down on outdoor ads of betting, gambling platforms: Centre

The Centre has written to all state governments to take action against betting and gambling advertisements in outdoor spaces, including hoardings and banners. A letter in this regard was sent on Tuesday by Union Information & Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, officials say.

Just last month, ahead of the Indian Premier League season, the I&B Ministry had issued a fresh advisory to all media organisations — print, television and digital — against running ads for online betting and gambling platforms.