Take control of gambling ads on the platforms you use.
Find step-by-step instructions to reduce gambling advertising across streaming, social media and audio platforms.
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Step-by-step instructions
- 1
Open Spotify’s Ad preferences.
Open Ad preferences - 2
Sign in to your Spotify account if prompted.
- 3
Find Gambling.
- 4
Set your preference to hear gambling ads less often.
Note: Your preference updates immediately.
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Current status
Spotify lets you choose advertising categories you’d like to hear less often, including Gambling. Spotify says it will do its best to exclude ads from categories you select.
What this means for you
Setting Gambling as a category you’d like to hear less often can reduce gambling advertising on Spotify, but it does not guarantee that every gambling ad will be removed. Changing this preference does not reduce the total number of ads you receive.
Important information
- The setting specifically includes a Gambling category.
- Spotify describes the setting as hearing these ads less often rather than completely blocking them.
- Changing the preference does not reduce the total number of ads.
- Spotify says changes to ad preferences take effect immediately.
Why this service received this rating
Spotify provides a free, dedicated gambling advertising preference, but does not guarantee that every gambling ad will be removed.
Current status
Amazon Music offers both ad-supported and ad-free listening. Amazon Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited provide ad-free music and access to ad-free top podcasts. Amazon Music does not provide a gambling-specific advertising control that we could find.
At a glance
- Ad-free options available
- No gambling ad settings
- Some podcast advertising may remain
Plan comparison
- Amazon Music FreeHas ads: Has ads
- Amazon PrimeAd-free: Ad-free
- Amazon Music UnlimitedAd-free: Ad-free
What this means for you
There is no free setting to specifically reduce gambling advertising. Amazon Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited provide ad-free music and access to ad-free top podcasts. However, Amazon does not state that every podcast available through Amazon Music is ad-free.
Important information
- The ad-free options are general subscription benefits, not gambling-specific controls.
- Amazon describes top podcasts as ad-free rather than stating that every podcast is ad-free.
- Advertising or sponsorship included by podcast publishers may still be present in some content.
Why this service received this rating
Amazon Music provides paid ways to listen to music and top podcasts without advertising, but does not provide a dedicated setting to reduce gambling advertising specifically.
Current status
Apple Podcasts does not provide a platform-wide setting to reduce gambling advertising. Some podcast creators offer paid subscriptions that include ad-free listening, but availability and benefits are determined by individual creators.
At a glance
- Ad-free options available for some podcasts
- No platform-wide ad-free plan
- No gambling ad settings
Plan comparison
- Free podcastsHas ads: Has ads
- Participating podcast subscriptionAd-free: Ad-free
What this means for you
There is no single Apple Podcasts setting or subscription that removes gambling advertising across every podcast. Some creators offer subscriptions with ad-free listening, so you may be able to remove advertising from particular shows or channels you listen to.
Important information
- Ad-free listening is offered on a show or channel basis rather than across Apple Podcasts.
- Not every podcast offers an ad-free subscription.
- Individual creators determine the benefits included with their subscriptions.
- Advertising can be included by individual podcast publishers and creators.
Why this service received this rating
Apple Podcasts supports paid ad-free listening for participating shows and channels, but does not provide a platform-wide gambling advertising control or a single subscription that removes advertising from all podcasts.
Current status
LiSTNR is an ad-funded audio service. Advertising can appear across its streaming radio, music and podcast content. We could not find a user-facing setting that lets listeners reduce or opt out of gambling advertising specifically.
What this means for you
There is currently no LiSTNR setting that lets you specifically reduce gambling advertising. Advertising can appear in live radio and music streams as well as before, during or after podcast episodes.
Important information
- LiSTNR is an ad-funded service.
- Advertising can appear in live radio and music streams.
- Podcast advertising can appear before, during or after episodes.
- Podcast sponsorships and integrated commercial content may also appear.
- We could not find a platform-wide ad-free option or a gambling-specific advertising preference.
Why this service received this rating
LiSTNR carries advertising across its audio service and does not provide a user-facing gambling advertising control that we could find.
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