Thu Mar 20 08:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Vijay Deverakonda’s Team Clarifies Involvement in Skill-Based Gaming App Advertisement
**Hyderabad, [Date]:** Tollywood actor Vijay Deverakonda’s team has issued a clarification regarding his association with a skill-based gaming app following police investigations into betting app advertisements. Police in [State Name] have registered cases against several actors, influencers, and social media personalities for promoting betting apps under various sections including 318 (A), 112, 49 BNS, and 3. Deverakonda’s name was included in the list.
Deverakonda’s team stated that his involvement was limited to endorsing a skill-based gaming app, and that the endorsement was only for regions where such online games are legally permitted. The contract, they clarified, ended in 2023, and Deverakonda currently has no association with the company. The team emphasized that a legal review was conducted before Deverakonda agreed to the endorsement.
While the actor’s team asserts the game was skill-based, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have banned all betting apps, including those marketed as skill-based games like rummy. Deverakonda’s team indirectly suggested that his promotional activities did not target audiences in these states.
The police’s response to this clarification remains awaited. The statement raises questions about the legality of targeting audiences in regions where such apps are banned, even if the promotional activity itself is restricted geographically.
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