Report links MTV channel to BetArabia betting platform via promotional code

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1. 7 Nov 2026, 06:56 The Lebanon Debate website published an article titled "When MTV Turns into a Super Agent for Gambling," criticizing the transformation of the Lebanese MTV channel into what it described as the biggest agent for gambling, without the excerpted text containing additional details, figures or official positions.
2. 7 Nov 2026, 07:10 A Lebanon Debate report stated that MTV channel works as a "super agent" for the BetArabia betting platform through the promotional code "MTV100," under which it receives a share of players' losses reaching 40%, equivalent to about $500,000 monthly. It noted that advertising games is prohibited under Articles 10 and 11 of Decision 142/1991, referred to advisory opinion No. 32/2023 from the Court of Accounts, and affirmed that the file will be brought before the judiciary.
3. 7 Nov 2026, 11:04 A RED TV report revealed that MTV channel receives about $500,000 monthly, roughly $6 million annually, from promoting the BetArabia platform, and that its share reaches 40% of the losses of players it attracted through its promotional code. According to BetArabia director Jad Ghar... (Jad Gharios), there are agreements between the company OSS and the channel to promote the platform through accounts, links and codes that allow tracking of play activity.

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