The Government has formally endorsed a bill seeking to ban advertising for all forms of gambling, including lotteries, raffles, sports and non-sports betting, IPN reports.

The ban covers adverts on television, in print press, in movie theaters, in video and online content, through mobile networks, on billboards, transit advertising, or via mail.

The bill has been introduced by a group of PAS lawmakers and is to be debated in Parliament.

The bill’s sponsors argue that gambling, including the forms that “pose a low social risk”, may create addiction and thus affect one’s financial situation, mental well-being and societal position, among other issues.