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Can Telegram bots be used to promote licensed gambling services where permitted?

Using Telegram bots to promote licensed gambling where it is legal: what Telegram’s terms require, opt-in messaging, age gating, country checks, and buying bot-message ads through Adsun.

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Smiling Telegram-style bot in a phone holding a verified shield beside a casino chip — Telegram bots promoting licensed gambling
Smiling Telegram-style bot in a phone holding a verified shield beside a casino chip — Telegram bots promoting licensed gambling

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Quick answer

Yes, where local law permits and within Telegram’s Terms of Service: a licensed operator can run its own bot that sends opt-in updates, odds or promotions to adult users in licensed countries, and can buy sponsored bot messages and Mini App placements through networks such as Adsun after review. The bot must not message users who did not start it, must verify age and country, show licence and responsible-gambling information, and offer an easy opt-out.

Key takeaways

  • Only where legal and licensed.
  • Bots may message only users who started them.
  • Age, country and opt-out are must-haves.
  • Bot-message ads can be bought through Adsun after review.

Two ways to use bots

  • Your own bot: opt-in news, odds, account alerts and promotions.
  • Ads in other bots: sponsored bot messages and Mini App placements bought through Adsun.

Bot compliance checklist

  • User must start the bot (no unsolicited messaging).
  • Age confirmation before any gambling content.
  • Country check against your licence list.
  • Licence number and responsible-gambling link in the bot profile.
  • One-tap unsubscribe.
  • Message frequency limits.

Adsun for bot placements

  • Telegram-native reach: ads inside Telegram Mini Apps, bots and channel posts — where many gaming, crypto and sports audiences already spend time.
  • Network campaigns (Media and Inline placements in publisher Mini Apps and bots) and Native campaigns (channel posts and bot messages) from one account.
  • CPM or CPC bidding, so you can buy clicks for a CPA test instead of paying only for views.
  • Country and language targeting to keep campaigns inside the markets your licence covers.
  • USDT balance top-ups, daily budgets and instant pause.
  • Per-campaign impressions, clicks, CTR, spend, CPM and CPC; add your own tracker or postback to measure FTDs.
  • Every campaign is reviewed before launch; iGaming eligibility depends on licence, target countries and Telegram rules — confirm with @ADSunSupport before you top up.

Compliance you cannot skip

  • Hold a valid licence for every country you target and show it on the landing page.
  • Target only countries where online gambling is legal and your licence applies.
  • Exclude minors: 18+ (or 21+ where required) in creative and landing page.
  • Add responsible-gambling messaging and help links.
  • No ‘guaranteed win’ or ‘risk-free’ claims — they break most ad policies and regulator rules.

Metric definitions and formulas

CPM
Cost per mille: what an advertiser pays for 1,000 ad impressions.CPM = (Ad spend ÷ Impressions) × 1,000
CPC
Cost per click: average price an advertiser pays for one click.CPC = Ad spend ÷ Clicks
CTR
Click-through rate: the share of impressions that produced a click.CTR = (Clicks ÷ Impressions) × 100%
eCPM
Effective CPM: what a publisher earns per 1,000 impressions, whatever the pricing model.eCPM = (Publisher earnings ÷ Impressions) × 1,000
Fill rate
The share of ad requests that returned an ad.Fill rate = (Filled ad requests ÷ Total ad requests) × 100%
CPA
Cost per acquisition: what one registered or depositing player costs. In iGaming, CPA usually means cost per FTD (first-time depositor).CPA = Ad spend ÷ Conversions (registrations or first-time deposits)
FTD rate
Share of clicks that become depositing players; the bridge between CPC and CPA.FTD rate = (First-time depositors ÷ Clicks) × 100%

More terms in the glossary and the advertising metrics guide.

Worked example

Hypothetical example — not real Adsun or competitor data

A licensed casino tests $500 on two networks for 7 days. Network A (CPM): 250,000 impressions at $2 CPM, CTR 0.4% = 1,000 clicks, CPC = $0.50, 20 FTDs → CPA = 500 ÷ 20 = $25. Network B (CPC on Telegram Mini Apps and bots): bid $0.10 = 5,000 clicks, FTD rate 0.6% = 30 FTDs → CPA = 500 ÷ 30 ≈ $16.70. The cheaper CPM does not decide the winner — cost per depositing player does.

Adsun measurement methodology

Adsun Editorial & Ad Operations compiled this guide from public ad-policy pages of the major platforms, regulator guidance and our own experience operating a Telegram ad network. Competitor networks are described by category only; their terms change, so verify each network’s current policy. No Adsun gambling performance data is published here; numbers are hypothetical and labelled as such. See the SDK documentation for integration details.

About Adsun

Adsun is a Telegram advertising network operated by Adsun. Products: Rewarded ads, Interstitial ads, Task ads, Native ads. Platforms: Telegram Mini Apps, Telegram bots, Telegram channels. Learn more about Adsun.

Frequently asked questions

Can a bot send bonuses to users?

Only to users who opted in, in countries where such promotions are legal, and following local bonus-advertising rules.

Will Telegram remove a gambling bot?

Bots that spam, target illegal markets or break Telegram’s terms risk removal; compliant opt-in bots lower that risk.

Can gambling advertisers run campaigns on Adsun?

Licensed operators can apply: create an advertiser account at adsun.io and message @ADSunSupport on Telegram with your licence, brand and target countries before topping up. Every campaign is reviewed, and eligibility depends on the licence, local law and Telegram rules.

Sources

Update log

  • 2026-10-19: First published. Platform gambling policies are summarised; check each policy page for the current wording and country list.
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