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"The Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) viewed the YouTube
advertisement
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GtoA4meB0g), considered
the complaint and the advertiser's response. The CCC observed
that the advertiser is promoting games offered by PokerBaazi.
The protagonist -- celebrity (Shahid Kapoor) is shown roaming
the streets playing a game of poker on his mobile phone and
ignoring his surroundings. He walks through the crowded market
corridors, inside open eateries, within moving vehicles on the
road, and amongst group of people dancing. The CCC concluded
that these acts shown encourages an unsafe/dangerous practices
without justifiable reason, manifests a disregard for safety, and
encourages negligence. The YouTube advertisement contravened
Chapter III, 3.3 of the ASCI Code. This complaint was UPHELD.
In view of the above CCC recommendation may we request you
to suitably modify the above-referred advertisement and
CS(OS) 553/2022 Page
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Date:14.09.2022
withdraw the claim objected to within ten business days. You
may have a call with the designated officer, Ms. Riddhi Sangoi,
on +91 7021186351if you wish to seek any guidance on the way
forward.