The fact that Azino, the scam casino, has chosen a non-standard advertising path is commendable. A lot of people really know about them. Unfortunately, not all of them are aware that this casino is fraudulent and all conscious partners are blacklisted.
Azino chose a tricky way to advance. Order simple but catchy commercials from rappers. The last of them was Guf. And now the patience of the opponents of this annoying operator burst.
The Youth Parliament wants to create a precedent so that from now on it will be possible to punish those who appear in advertising for illegal casinos. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) will review the case. If they find violations on the part of Guf, they will open a lawsuit. It is assumed that he may face a fine of 5 to 15 thousand rubles.
Since the law does not provide for punishment for shooting in prohibited advertising, the FAS may consider the case as complicity or failure to report to an online casino. The amount of the fine is interesting, which will probably just make the rapper laugh. It is logical that he will be fined only once for one video. And they pay more than the maximum amount of the fine. No wonder they so diligently sing about how good Azino is.
For the distribution of prohibited advertising will be responsible for others who are unlikely to be able to catch. Otherwise, it would be possible to issue hundreds of fines already. And advertisers will have to be chased for a long time and uselessly, for sure they all fled outside the country.
Licensed operators must follow certain rules when advertising their services. In particular, you can not expose gambling as a way to earn money. Also, you can’t put it in such a way that it’s easy to win and keep silent about the risks. And here is Azino’s advertisement, which, by its existence, violates the law, and even contradicts all the rules of gambling advertising. In general, not a drop of consciousness on the part of the scam casino, only greed.
Attempts to somehow stop the spread of these viral videos on the Internet have already been made. But no result. The Federal Antimonopoly Service has previously received requests to ban YouTube videos. It is this, and not fines to performers in advertising, that could slow down the dissemination of information about the operator.
However, the FAS replied that the company is located abroad, so they do not have the authority to prohibit them from showing any videos. Back in May, a representative of the FAS announced that they would try to find a solution to the problem.
Surprisingly, just a few days ago, Google stopped advertising Italian operators, as soon as it became clear that the government had imposed a ban. This suggests that the company strictly follows the laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates.
However, with YouTube, which is owned by Google, the FAS has problems. Or the FAS just did not try hard. They say that they requested YouTube to find out if the ad is aimed at the Russian public, as if it's not clear anyway. After all, it is obvious that online casino advertising is aimed at the Russian public. It uses the image of rubles, the text is in Russian. Yes, even the shooting is not excluded that take place on Russian soil.
After the FAS receives a response, they will look at what options there might be for limiting certain ads for Russian residents. Apparently, a complete blocking of the YouTube site is not considered. The deputy head of the FAS said that such a decision would be irresponsible. Instead, the technical aspects of how this problem can be solved will be studied.
Experts say that shooting in such advertising is not prohibited. But it is felt that opponents will not leave until at least some measures are taken against rappers or any persons involved in ordering, creating and distributing commercials.
Maybe the rappers will eventually be charged with tax evasion. As happens in Hollywood films, when big criminals go to jail not for murder or other serious crimes, but for tax evasion.
In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Federal Law "On Advertising", you cannot advertise what is prohibited in the country. And online casinos just fit this ban, which is determined by Federal Law No. 244-FS. At the same time, as a punishment for violating the law on advertising, a fine is due.
The fine is imposed on the advertiser, advertising producer or advertising distributor. At the same time, individuals pay from 2 to 5 thousand rubles, officials - from 4 to 20 thousand rubles, legal entities - from 100 to 500 thousand rubles. The law is not very harsh on individuals.
Violation of the law "On Advertising" is not a criminal liability. Therefore, violators face only fines.
If you think advertising law doesn't work, it's not true. This law works, although it is possible and quite rare. In September 2016, for example, the owner of the website chelseablues.ru was charged. Moreover, he was found guilty and punished.
The site featured advertisements for two bookmakers and one online casino. As a result, the Federal Antimonopoly Service found the owner of the site guilty of violating the law "On Advertising" and issued a fine of as much as 2,000 rubles.
