The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has introduced a ban on ads on school campuses, together with an growth of the prevailing restrictions on promoting, advertising and promotions for on line casino, video gaming, and sports activities wagering operators.
The brand new guidelines have been adopted by the regulatory board, with these now together with ads not being positioned in places the place they’re prone to be seen by underage or weak individuals.
Operators now should additionally keep promoting data and embody distinguished, accountable gaming messages in promoting, advertising, and promotions.
“By adopting these measures, the IGB is constructing upon present laws to implement extra safeguards and requirements that additional shield the general public and encourage accountable playing habits,” mentioned Illinois Gaming Board Administrator Marcus D. Fruchter.
“These laws present for clear, constant, moral, and clear promoting and advertising pointers for all on line casino, video gaming, and sports activities wagering operations below IGB jurisdiction.”
What modifications have the Illinois Gaming Board made to promoting guidelines?
This crackdown on the principles was introduced via a press launch on August 4, with these modifications now efficient. This follows a public discover and remark interval, together with approval from the Illinois Normal Meeting’s Joint Committee on Administrative Guidelines (JCAR) which came about on Could 13, 2025.
Different modifications embody ‘prohibition from having ads or promotions printed, aired, broadcast, displayed, or distributed on any school or college campus, or school or college media retailers corresponding to school or college newspapers and radio or tv broadcasts, or any sports activities venues used primarily for school and college occasions.’
There should even be the retention of copies of all promoting and advertising supplies together with a log of when and the way these supplies have been printed, aired, displayed, or distributed.
Operators must additionally give patrons the choice to unsubscribe or choose out of promoting, advertising, or promotional supplies. This request needs to be complied with as quickly as practicable.
Downside playing textual content, as decided by the Illinois Division of Human Companies, must be included in all promoting and advertising supplies too.
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