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YouTube blocks online gambling ads in Norway

28th November 2013 8:52 am GMT

Youtube has reached an agreement with Norway's gambling regulator to block online gaming advertisements by unlicensed operators targeting Norwegian consumers.

The Norwegian Gaming Board said Wednesday that it has been working for the past year to identify illegal advertisements on the video sharing site in light of the increasing use of social media channels by unlicensed foreign operators for marketing purposes.

The gambling regulator said that when an ad is created in Norwegian and is directed exclusively [...]

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