title: China — Marketing: Can we advertise? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/marketing/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [China](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/) Marketing China · Question 07 of 11 # Marketing: Can we advertise? Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · [Back to full China report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | China (CN) | |---|---| | Regulator | None — Gambling Prohibited (Ministry of Public Security / Ministry of Finance for State Lotteries) | | Favourability | Unfavourable | | Confidence | Confirmed | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Marketing of private gambling to mainland Chinese consumers is banned and criminally exposed. Advertising assistance to gambling operations engages Art. 287-2 (assisting information-network criminal activity) alongside the Advertising Law. Chinese-language offshore marketing, sponsorship targeting C… ## Full section analysis Marketing of private gambling to mainland Chinese consumers is banned and criminally exposed. Advertising assistance to gambling operations engages Art. 287-2 (assisting information-network criminal activity) alongside the Advertising Law. Chinese-language offshore marketing, sponsorship targeting Chinese audiences, affiliate traffic and social/platform distribution all carry accomplice-liability risk.