Gambling Ad Policies on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch: What iGaming Brands Can and Can't Do

Before an iGaming brand approves a single creator, four separate platform rulebooks already decide what's possible: Google/YouTube and TikTok require advertisers to hold a per-country gambling certification before any paid or branded content runs; Meta requires written authorization through Business Suite and bans gambling ads outright in a named list of markets; and Twitch bans unlicensed casino-style streaming entirely while still allowing sports betting and poker under a mandatory content label. None of these four platforms treats an organic-looking creator post as a lower-compliance-bar alternative to a paid ad — several go out of their way to close that loophole. This guide breaks down what each of the four platforms actually allows, how their certification and authorization processes work, where "branded content" rules diverge from "paid ads" rules, and the 2025–2026 policy changes that have already reshaped what's postable. It is the platform-operations companion to our compliance-first guide to iGaming influencer marketing law, which covers the underlying government regulation (UK, Malta/EU, Germany, Ontario, the US, and India) that sits above every platform rule here.

Estimates, not guarantees. Creator earnings and campaign results vary by niche, geography, and platform performance. Any figures cited are planning estimates or third-party data, not promises of income or campaign results.

This guide is written for brands and marketing decision-makers evaluating creator spend in the iGaming vertical. It is not gambling, investment, or legal advice. LogoImpress treats cryptocurrency, online betting, fantasy sports, and real-money gaming — along with several other restricted categories — as restricted: campaigns in this space go through additional review, the brand carries sole responsibility for its own regulatory and platform-policy compliance, and LogoImpress may decline a campaign in this category at its sole discretion.

Key facts at a glance

Table of contents

1. Why platform policy is a separate compliance layer from the law
2. Google Ads and YouTube: certification, creator links, and the digital-goods expansion
3. TikTok: two policies, one certification wall
4. Instagram and Facebook (Meta): authorization, unsupported markets, and the creator-posting trap
5. Twitch: named bans, the Gambling label, and the referral-link rule
6. Side-by-side: what each platform actually allows
7. The organic-content trap: why "it's not a paid ad" doesn't help
8. Disclosure still stacks on top of platform certification
9. Timeline: every policy change that mattered, 2022–2026
10. Common mistakes brands make with platform policy specifically
11. A platform-certification checklist before any creator goes live
12. How LogoImpress treats iGaming campaigns
13. FAQ
14. Sources

Why platform policy is a separate compliance layer from the law

A government gambling licence answers one question: is this operator legally allowed to sell its product in this market. It does not answer a second, independent question: will Google, TikTok, Meta, or Twitch let a creator post about it. Our guide to iGaming influencer marketing law covers the first question in depth — UK Gambling Act licensing, Malta's MGA, Germany's GlüStV, Ontario's AGCO rules, the US state patchwork, and India's 2025 advertising ban. This guide covers the second: each platform layers its own certification or authorization process on top of licensing, and that process has its own paperwork, its own country list, and its own enforcement mechanism, independent of what any regulator requires. A campaign can clear every legal hurdle in a target market and still be blocked, demonetized, or removed for failing a platform's own certification step — and the reverse is also possible in the short term, which is exactly why Rest of World's 2026 reporting found Meta gambling ads still running in markets the platform itself lists as unsupported (see the Meta section below) — a gap that exists on the platform's side, not a compliance shortcut a brand should rely on.

Google Ads and YouTube: certification, creator links, and the digital-goods expansion

Google treats "Gambling and Games" as a single restricted-advertising category spanning paid Google Ads and YouTube creator/organic content, with certification issued separately per country (Google Ads Gambling and Games Policy, updated through 2026). An account can be certified for real-money gambling or for social casino games, but the two certifications are kept separate.

What changed March 23, 2026: every account seeking any gambling-and-games certification must now demonstrate "good policy health" before Google will grant or renew it — a standard the policy notice frames around clean ad/keyword status, ad-quality monitoring, and adherence to editorial standards, though Google's own help page stops short of publishing a precise numeric threshold. Certification is categorically unavailable for sites hosted on free platforms, sites running on a third-party subdomain, sites with no demonstrated connection to gambling, or a second-level domain the advertiser doesn't own and operate outright.

Manager accounts carry collective risk. If a significant share of the accounts under one agency's Manager Account (MCC) has certificates revoked, or violates the gambling policy while relying on a certificate, Google can revoke the MCC's own ability to apply for new gambling certifications — a rule that punishes the agency, not just the individual advertiser account that violated the policy.

On YouTube specifically, Google's policy reaches far beyond paid ad units. YouTube's own gambling-content guidance states plainly that creators may only "link to or promote" a gambling site if the domain "is certified by Google Ads," and that certification status "is not static" — a creator (or the brand paying them) has to re-verify it for each new piece of content rather than relying on a prior check (see YouTube Help: gambling content policy). Trade reporting on the underlying policy update describes the rule more broadly, as reaching "URLs, embedded links, images, text, visual displays, or verbal references" — meaning a creator naming a gambling brand or showing its logo on camera, not only linking to it, falls under the same certification requirement, per that reporting (SBC News, March 5, 2025).

YouTube tightened this rule twice in close succession:

• March 2025: creators were barred from linking to gambling sites that are neither Google-certified nor separately reviewed by YouTube — trade reporting describes the barred conduct as also covering naming or showing logos of such sites — with some gambling content (excluding straightforward sports-betting commentary) made age-restricted and hidden from logged-out or under-18 viewers.
• November 17, 2025: the policy expanded in two directions at once. First, the certified-site-only rule was extended to gambling involving digital goods with real-world monetary value — skins, cosmetics, NFTs — closing a gap where "skin gambling" content had sat outside the original real-money-gambling definition. Second, YouTube shifted social-casino content (casino-style games where nothing of real monetary value is wagered or cashed out) from a lighter review standard to mandatory age restriction, in the company's own words: "We're updating our approach to casino-style games where nothing of real-world monetary value is wagered or cashed out. Content that depicts, promotes, or facilitates social casino sites will now be age-restricted" (quoted via SBC Americas, November 5, 2025). Pre-existing uploads that newly violate the rule can be removed or age-restricted, but creators are not issued a strike for content posted before the policy changed — only for new violations going forward.

For a brand, the practical takeaway is that certification has to be checked fresh for every campaign and every platform-side policy update — not treated as a one-time box ticked when a campaign launches.

TikTok: two policies, one certification wall

TikTok's confirmed, fetchable rulebook for gambling is its Ads Policy, which governs paid campaigns. Separately, trade and compliance-tracking coverage of TikTok's policies reports that TikTok applies its own, distinct Branded Content Policy to sponsored creator posts (those marked with TikTok's paid-partnership disclosure toggle) — and that a category blocked from branded/sponsored content can sometimes still be approved as a certified paid ad through TikTok's dedicated gambling sales channel, and the reverse can also be true. This guide could not independently load TikTok's current Branded Content Policy page while researching it, so treat that specific two-policy distinction as reported rather than directly confirmed, and verify it against TikTok's own Business Help Center before relying on it for a live campaign.

Certification, either way. Under the current Ads Policy (last substantively updated through October 2026), an advertiser must complete TikTok's certification process and submit documentation proving a valid licence and legal compliance in each targeted market before any gambling ad runs — the same "licence first" gate every platform in this guide shares with the underlying law (see Gambling and Games, TikTok).

TikTok's category taxonomy is more granular than the other three platforms. Rather than one blanket "gambling" bucket, TikTok splits the restricted space into two top-level categories, one of which has three further sub-types:

• Gambling — offline (casinos, betting shops) and online (online casinos, sports betting).
• Gambling-like activities — a broader category covering three distinct sub-types, each with its own format and market limits:
  • Non-casino games — fantasy sports, surprise-mechanic products like mystery boxes, lotteries, rewarded skill-based gaming, and sweepstakes/giveaways (a sweepstakes with no money staked is treated as a product promotion, not a wager).
  • Social casino games — virtual casino-style games with no monetary prize or wagering component.
  • Gambling information — stats, insights, or strategy content meant to influence a betting outcome, restricted even when no product or brand is being promoted directly.

Required content, where gambling ads are permitted at all: clear risk warnings, every legally mandated gambling disclaimer and tagline for the target market, links to gambling-addiction resources or helplines where available, and clearly stated terms and conditions on any promotional offer. None of that substitutes for the underlying certification — it's an additional content requirement layered on top of it.

Disclosure mechanics matter here specifically. A creator running a gambling-adjacent sponsored post has to use TikTok's built-in paid-partnership disclosure toggle, which attaches a visible "Paid partnership" label to the video; content that should carry that label but doesn't is subject to restriction or removal independent of whether the underlying gambling content itself was compliant. And posting the same promotional content organically — without going through a paid campaign — is reported to not sidestep the restricted-category review; TikTok's branded-content rules reportedly apply to the sponsored relationship regardless of whether money changed hands for reach (an ad buy) or only for the content itself (a creator fee).

Instagram and Facebook (Meta): authorization, unsupported markets, and the creator-posting trap

Meta runs Instagram and Facebook gambling advertising under one unified Online Gambling and Games policy, administered through the Authorizations and Verifications tab in Meta Business Suite (Meta Ad Standards: Online Gambling and Games).

The authorization process has three steps. An advertiser must first declare its intent to advertise before targeting a new jurisdiction for the first time, then request authorization for a specific URL tied to a specific "Targeting Territory," and then provide evidence that the gambling activity is licensed by a regulator — or otherwise demonstrably lawful — in that exact territory. Authorization does not transfer across borders: approval to advertise a gambling product in Germany does not extend to the Czech Republic, and a brand running a multi-market campaign has to clear this process separately for every country it targets.

Nineteen markets are excluded outright, regardless of licensing: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Meta calls these "unsupported markets" — no amount of licensing documentation unlocks gambling or gaming ads there, which is a meaningfully harder line than most government regulators draw (a market can legalize gambling without Meta choosing to support advertising for it). This list overlaps heavily with — but is not identical to — the jurisdictions where gambling itself is restricted or banned by law, so a brand should check Meta's list independently of its legal research rather than assuming the two always match.

Social casino and free-to-play games get a narrower exemption, not a full pass. Ads for games that simulate casino play but offer no chance to win real money — including games using coins or credits with no monetary value — can run without the authorization process, but only in markets outside the same 19-country exclusion list, and only when targeted to users 18 or older. The moment a social-casino product allows virtual prizes to be bought or sold for real money, Meta treats it under the full gambling-and-gaming policy instead, authorization requirement included.

Under-18 targeting is banned without exception. Gambling and gaming ads — real-money or social-casino alike — may not target anyone under 18, and ads should not depict or appear to target minors, independent of which market is involved.

The creator-posting distinction brands most often get wrong on Meta is who is technically "running" the ad. Industry compliance coverage of Meta's current setup describes two different paths: when the operator itself publishes the ad and simply tags or features a creator, the authorization sits with the operator's own account and no separate creator-side approval is required; but when a creator publishes gambling-related promotional content directly from their own account, that creator effectively needs to be onboarded as an affiliate in Meta's eyes, with their own approval and a documented relationship to the licensed operator (reported via industry compliance coverage; Meta's own public documentation does not spell out this operator-vs-creator distinction in as much procedural detail, so a brand should confirm the current process directly with its Meta account team before relying on it). Separately, Meta's 2026 move toward requiring paid creator collaborations to run through its formal Partnership Ads format is a general branded-content change, not a gambling-specific one — but it compounds the same lesson: on Meta, who technically posts the content changes which compliance path applies, and a brand cannot assume a creator's personal account is outside the authorization system just because the brand itself already has approval.

Enforcement has a documented gap. Reporting from Rest of World found gambling ads continuing to run in at least 13 of Meta's own 18-to-19 "unsupported" markets, and separately running in additional markets where gambling advertising is banned by local law (Rest of World, January 6, 2026). The UK Gambling Commission has separately and publicly criticized Meta's enforcement of illegal gambling advertising on its platforms, reported via trade coverage of comments made at ICE Barcelona (The Register, January 20, 2026). That gap is a risk on Meta's enforcement side, not a signal that a brand can rely on an unsupported market quietly working; an account caught running ads into an excluded market faces rejection and, on repeat violations, a permanent ban of the associated Business Manager.

Twitch: named bans, the Gambling label, and the referral-link rule

Twitch is the one platform in this guide that doesn't run a certification system at all — instead, it names specific categories and specific sites as banned outright, with everything else in the gambling space allowed subject to labeling (Twitch Safety Education Portal: Gambling).

What's banned by name. Since the policy took effect in October 2022, Twitch has prohibited streaming slots, roulette, or dice games from sites that aren't licensed either in the US or in another jurisdiction Twitch judges to provide "sufficient consumer protection." Twitch's own education portal names Stake, Duelbits, and Blaze as examples of sites falling under the ban, while stating the list isn't necessarily exhaustive and can grow. The ban also reaches: streaming a free "social" or demo version of a banned site's game, using a VPN to access and broadcast gambling that would otherwise be illegal or geo-blocked in the streamer's own country, and allowing viewers to wager skins or in-game items during a broadcast.

What's allowed, with a mandatory label. Sports betting, fantasy sports, and poker remain permitted on Twitch, and other gambling content not tied to a named banned site is likewise allowed — but Twitch requires any such stream to carry its "Gambling" Content Classification Label (CCL), and streaming live sports betting without that label is itself a named policy violation independent of the betting content's legality.

Referral links and codes are banned across the board, in chat, panels, overlays, or anywhere else on a channel, for any site falling under the slots/roulette/dice/skins-gambling ban — a rule that exists specifically because referral and affiliate codes were the primary monetization mechanism for the creator-driven casino-streaming boom the policy was designed to shut down.

The policy worked, by Twitch's own account. Twitch reported that gambling-content viewership fell roughly 75% after the policy took effect (NBC News, August 3, 2023). For a brand, that drop is a reminder that a platform ban changes what's visible on that platform, not necessarily where the underlying content or its audience goes — a brand-safety review of a prospective creator should look at their full content history, not just their current Twitch channel.

Side-by-side: what each platform actually allows

The organic-content trap: why "it's not a paid ad" doesn't help

The single most consistent theme across all four platforms is that none of them draws a bright line between "paid advertising" and "a creator talking about a gambling brand for money" the way a brand might hope. YouTube's certification rule is reported to cover verbal mentions and logo displays, not just clickable ad units. TikTok is reported to apply a separate Branded Content Policy specifically because its Ads Policy alone wouldn't reach sponsored creator posts. Meta's operator-vs-creator distinction exists precisely because a creator's own account posting gambling content is a different compliance object than an operator's ad account doing the same thing. And Twitch's referral-link ban targets exactly the kind of informal, in-chat promotion that looks nothing like a traditional display ad.

For a brand used to standard logo-placement or UGC sponsorships, this is the biggest adjustment the iGaming vertical demands: a creator agreeing to mention a brand organically, with no paid boost behind the post, is not a way around platform certification on any of the four platforms covered here. Treat every creator post — scripted ad, organic mention, livestream shoutout, or pinned link — as subject to the same certification or authorization question as a formal paid-ad buy, because on every platform in this guide, it is.

Disclosure still stacks on top of platform certification

Clearing a platform's certification or authorization process answers "is this content allowed to exist here." It does not answer "has the creator disclosed the paid relationship adequately" — a separate requirement that sits on top, governed by the FTC's Endorsement Guides in the US and equivalent frameworks elsewhere, plus the platform's own labeling tools (TikTok's paid-partnership toggle, Instagram's branded-content tag, YouTube's paid-promotion checkbox). Our guide to sponsored-content disclosure rules by placement format covers the baseline standard — visible without a viewer having to dig for it — that applies across every vertical; the iGaming legal guide covers the additional gambling-specific layers (named helpline numbers, affiliate-relationship disclosure, minimum ad-spend percentages on safer-gambling messaging) that several jurisdictions require on top of the ordinary disclosure bar. A brand that clears platform certification but skips disclosure, or clears disclosure but skips certification, has only solved half the compliance problem.

Timeline: every policy change that mattered, 2022–2026

• October 2022 — Twitch's ban on unlicensed slots/roulette/dice-game streaming and referral-link sharing takes effect; Twitch adds more sites to the named ban over time (NBC News, August 3, 2023).
• March 2025 — YouTube bars creator links to non-Google-certified gambling sites (trade reporting: also names and logos); some gambling content age-restricted for the first time.
• November 17, 2025 — YouTube extends certification requirements to gambling involving digital goods (skins, cosmetics, NFTs) and shifts social-casino content from light review to mandatory age restriction.
• January 22, 2026 — Google posts the notice that gambling-and-games certification will require demonstrated "good policy health" starting March 23, 2026.
• March 23, 2026 — Google's "good policy health" certification requirement takes effect for all gambling-and-games advertising.
• October 2026 — TikTok's current Gambling and Games Ads Policy reflects its most recent update, per the policy's own "last updated" marker.

Brands should treat this timeline as a floor, not a ceiling: every platform here has changed its gambling policy at least once a year since 2022, and a certification or authorization that was valid six months ago should be re-verified before a new campaign launches, not assumed to still hold.

Common mistakes brands make with platform policy specifically

• Treating one platform's certification as portable to another. A Google Ads gambling certification says nothing about TikTok, Meta, or Twitch eligibility — each platform requires its own, separate process, and a brand running a multi-platform campaign needs a separate compliance checklist per platform, not one shared checklist.
• Assuming "organic" or "unpaid-looking" content is exempt. As covered above, every platform here extends its restricted-category rules to creator content regardless of whether a formal ad buy sits behind it.
• Confusing a government licence with platform eligibility. A brand can be fully licensed in a market and still be excluded from advertising there by Meta's unsupported-markets list, or (per trade reporting) blocked from running TikTok branded content even where its Ads Policy would allow a paid buy.
• Not re-checking certification status per campaign. YouTube's own guidance states certification status "is not static" — a domain certified for a prior campaign is not guaranteed to still be certified for a new one.
• Letting a creator post from their own account without clarifying who is actually "running" the ad. On Meta specifically, this determines whether the brand's own authorization covers the post or whether the creator needs separate affiliate-style approval.
• Ignoring platform-side migration after a ban. When Twitch's ban pushed casino-streaming content to other platforms, any brand-safety review of a creator roster needs to check where a prospective creator's gambling-adjacent content history actually lives now, not just whether they currently stream on a platform that bans it.

A platform-certification checklist before any creator goes live

• Does the operator hold a current certification/authorization on every platform the campaign will use — not just the government licence covered in our legal guide?
• Is the certification specific to the target country? Google, TikTok, and Meta all issue certification or authorization per market; a certification valid in one country does not cover another.
• Does the campaign distinguish real-money gambling from social-casino/free-play content, and has the correct (and separate) certification path been used for each?
• If the campaign runs on Meta, has the brand clarified who is technically posting — the operator's own ad account with the creator tagged, or the creator's own account, which may require separate affiliate-level approval?
• If the campaign runs on TikTok, has the brand checked both the Ads Policy and the Branded Content Policy, since a category allowed under one is not automatically allowed under the other?
• If the campaign involves a livestreamer, does the content avoid every Twitch-named banned site, and does it carry the Gambling Content Classification Label where required?
• Has certification status been re-verified for this specific campaign rather than carried over from a prior one?
• Does the creator's disclosure meet the platform's own labeling requirement (TikTok's paid-partnership toggle, Instagram's branded-content tag) on top of the underlying certification?

Brands scoping a compliance-first iGaming campaign can tell us your goals and we'll review whether it fits our restricted-category process.

How LogoImpress treats iGaming campaigns

LogoImpress classifies cryptocurrency, online betting, fantasy sports, real-money gaming, alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and cannabis as restricted categories: campaigns from brands in these categories go through additional review, and the brand bears sole responsibility for its own regulatory and platform-policy compliance in every market and on every platform it targets. LogoImpress may decline a campaign in a restricted category at its sole discretion — a platform certification lapse or an authorization gap in this vertical carries real account-level and regulatory exposure, not just a brand-safety concern. For how LogoImpress verifies views and handles disclosure across the placements it does run, see About LogoImpress; for the underlying law this platform-policy layer sits on top of, see our compliance-first guide to iGaming influencer marketing.

FAQ

Do YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch all require the same gambling certification?

No — each platform runs its own separate process. Google issues "Gambling and Games" certification per country for both Google Ads and YouTube. TikTok's Ads Policy requires its own certification for paid gambling campaigns, and trade coverage reports a separate Branded Content Policy for sponsored creator posts with potentially different rules. Meta requires written authorization per target territory through Business Suite. Twitch doesn't certify advertisers at all; it instead names specific banned sites and categories, with everything else allowed under a mandatory content label. A certification or authorization on one platform does not transfer to any of the others.

Can a creator post about a gambling brand organically, without running a paid ad, to avoid certification requirements?

No, on any of the four platforms covered here. YouTube's certification requirement covers more than clickable links — trade reporting on the policy describes it as reaching logos and verbal mentions in creator content too, not just paid-ad units. TikTok is reported to apply separate, and sometimes stricter, rules to sponsored creator posts beyond its Ads Policy. Meta's authorization requirement can extend to a creator's own account depending on who is technically posting. Twitch bans referral links and codes in chat and overlays, which is explicitly organic-style promotion. Every platform here treats creator content as subject to its restricted-category rules.

What happened to YouTube's gambling policy in November 2025?

YouTube extended its certified-site-only linking rule to gambling involving digital goods with real-world monetary value — video game skins, cosmetics, and NFTs — and changed its treatment of social casino content (games with no real-money payout) from a lighter review standard to mandatory age restriction. Pre-existing videos that newly violate the updated policy can be removed or age-restricted, but creators are not issued a strike for content posted before the policy changed.

Which markets are excluded from Meta's gambling advertising entirely?

Meta names 19 "unsupported markets" where no amount of licensing documentation unlocks online gambling or gaming ads: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The same list applies to social-casino and free-to-play gambling-style ads. Reporting from Rest of World in 2026 found gambling ads still appearing in several of these markets despite the policy, which reflects a gap in Meta's own enforcement rather than a reliable workaround.

Does TikTok treat sweepstakes and fantasy sports the same as online casino gambling?

No. TikTok's policy separates "gambling" (online casinos, sports betting) from a broader "gambling-like activities" bucket that includes fantasy sports, mystery-box-style surprise mechanics, lotteries, rewarded skill-based gaming, and sweepstakes/giveaways — each with its own format and market restrictions rather than one blanket gambling rule. Social casino games (no monetary prize) are treated as a further distinct category.

What gambling content is actually allowed on Twitch?

Sports betting, fantasy sports, and poker are allowed, along with other gambling content that doesn't involve a Twitch-named banned site — but any such stream must carry Twitch's "Gambling" Content Classification Label. Banned outright: streaming slots, roulette, or dice games from sites Twitch has identified as unlicensed or lacking sufficient consumer protection (Stake, Duelbits, and Blaze among the named examples), streaming a free/demo version of a banned site's game, using a VPN to access geo-blocked gambling, and sharing referral links or codes for banned sites anywhere on the channel.

If a brand's operator is fully licensed in a country, is it automatically allowed to advertise there on these platforms?

No. A government licence is necessary but not sufficient. Meta excludes 19 markets from gambling and gaming ads regardless of licensing status. Google and TikTok both require their own separate certification process on top of a licence, including proof of that licence. A brand needs to confirm both the legal licence (covered in our iGaming legal guide) and the specific platform's own certification or authorization status before any campaign in a given market.

Does LogoImpress run iGaming creator campaigns?

LogoImpress treats online betting, fantasy sports, real-money gaming, and several other categories as restricted: these campaigns go through additional review, the brand retains sole responsibility for its own regulatory and platform-policy compliance in every market and platform it targets, and LogoImpress may decline any such campaign at its sole discretion.

Sources

• Google Ads Gambling and Games Policy — Google, certification eligibility update posted January 22, 2026, effective March 23, 2026
• YouTube Help: Gambling content policy — YouTube Help
• SBC News: "YouTube gambling policy" — SBC News, March 5, 2025
• SBC Americas: "YouTube updates policy for gambling content to include digital goods" — SBC Americas, November 5, 2025
• TikTok Ads Policy: Gambling and Games — TikTok, last updated October 2026
• Meta Ad Standards: Online Gambling and Games — Meta Transparency Center, updated through May 18, 2026
• Rest of World: Meta online gambling ads reporting — Rest of World, January 6, 2026
• The Register: "UK gambling regulator accuses Meta of lying about its struggle to spot illegal ads" — The Register, January 20, 2026
• Twitch Safety Education Portal: Gambling — Twitch
• NBC News: "Twitch expands its ban on gambling livestreams" — NBC News, 2023