Google expanded its Gambling and Games advertising policy to ban all advertisements for offline gambling in Algeria, tightening the distribution and marketing channel available to any gambling-adjacent activity in the jurisdiction. This platform-level change compounds the country's existing prohibition-based posture: with online gambling already illegal and offline gambling limited to the PSA lottery and PMU tote, the removal of an advertising channel for offline gambling activity narrows further the commercial visibility available to any operator, licensed or otherwise, seeking to reach Algerian consumers through major digital advertising platforms. There is no countervailing liberalisation signal on the distribution side.
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Algeria · Question 09 of 11
Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?
Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · Back to full Algeria report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Algeria (DZ) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Google expanded its Gambling and Games advertising policy to ban all advertisements for offline gambling in Algeria, tightening the distribution and marketing channel available to any gambling-adjacent activity in the jurisdiction. This platform-level change compounds the country's existing prohibit…