Pre-approval made mandatory for all gambling and online pharmacy advertisers
- Date
- Jan 30, 2026 (first reported)
- Regions
- Global
- Primary source
- PPC News Feed
Microsoft defined games of skill, games of chance and social sweepstakes casinos and extended the pre-approval process to all gambling and games clients; online pharmacies and prescription drug advertisers must also be pre-approved before serving in allowed markets.
Primary source: PPC News Feed (2026-01-30). Also covered by Microsoft Advertising Help (2026-01-30).
Sources
- open_in_newMicrosoft Ads Policy Updates for January 2026PPC News Feed · Jan 30, 2026
- open_in_newMicrosoft Advertising policies change logMicrosoft Advertising Help · Jan 30, 2026
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