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PPC Companies Agree to Pay Fine for Gambling Ads

December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo agreed to pay a civil fine totaling 31.5 million dollars for carrying PPC ads for gambling, going back to 2000.

 

 

Microsoft paid 21 million, Yahoo share was 7.5 million and Google paid 3 million, less than half of its average daily profit of 11 million dollars.

All three companies stopped accepting and serving ads for gambling last year.

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3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 2w // Dec 20, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    what’s ‘the implication ?

    ThANKye My Dear Sir thedomains , 2w

  • 2 admin // Dec 20, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    Well the fine’s were levied because the US government believe’s that you cannot accept advertising for gambling inside the US since it is illegal.

    Since these companies no longer accept advertsing of this type they is not further issues for them

  • 3 2w // Dec 21, 2007 at 4:58 am

    hi greeting ThANKing My Dear Sir MostWantedDomains ,

    d’u think
    its pessimistic on prices of those gambling dn
    as that
    http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/12/online-gambling-ads-what-a-crime/

    cheers ThANKye
    2w

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