, neither Melbet nor Zidan have broken any laws. Online Betting is not regulated in Egypt, making it neither legal nor illegal, despite it being haram.<\/span><\/p>\nThis lack of regulation for online gambling is coming under increasing scrutiny, with several religious groups calling for tightened laws and blocking of gambling websites. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Egypt football international Mohamed Zidan has received widespread criticism after appearing in several promotional videos for online betting app Melbet. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGf1eEGygYe\/?hl=en Zidan was announced as a Melbet ambassador in December 2024, and can be found promoting the brand to his 1.5 million followers on Instagram. As a primarily Muslim country, gambling of any kind […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[899],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles"],"yoast_head":"\n
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