Last updated: May 19, 2026
The Fabulous accepts advertising from businesses serving Las Vegas and Clark County. By submitting an advertisement — through our self-serve advertiser dashboard or any other channel — you agree to these guidelines. These are our editorial and community standards for what we publish; they reflect what we believe serves our readers, not what any payment processor or other third party may require of you. We reserve the right to reject, pause, edit, or remove any advertisement at any time, for any reason, with a pro-rated refund for unrun portions of a paid campaign.
These guidelines are part of our Terms of Service and are referenced from our Advertise page and the advertiser dashboard. Questions about a specific business or campaign? Email hello@thefabulous.news before you submit — we'd rather pre-clear an edge case than reject a paid campaign.
Prohibited Advertising Categories
We do not accept advertising for any of the following:
- Illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, and substances designed to mimic illegal drugs, including kava.
- Pornography, sexually explicit content, and adult live-chat or pay-per-view services. Tasteful advertising for legally licensed adult establishments in Clark County is handled under "Restricted Categories" below.
- Escort services, mail-order brides, and similar services regardless of how labeled.
- AI-generated sexual content of any kind, including content depicting real people without their consent.
- Counterfeit goods or any product or service that infringes a third party's trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right, including unauthorized sales of brand-name or designer products.
- Multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, "get rich quick" programs, fast-money schemes, and any business that relies on outrageous claims, fake or coached testimonials, or high-pressure upselling.
- Pseudo-pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals that are unsafe or that make unsubstantiated health claims, including weight-loss products with deceptive claims.
- Debt collection agencies, debt settlement, debt negotiation, debt consolidation, credit repair, credit monitoring, and predatory lending offers.
- Predatory mortgage consulting and high-fee subprime financial products targeted at distressed borrowers.
- Fake identification, fake references, document falsification services, and identity-theft "protection" or recovery services.
- Cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets that are not registered or licensed as required by applicable law, ICOs, secondary NFT sales, and unlicensed token offerings.
- Telemarketing services and door-to-door sales programs whose business model is generating leads for sale to other businesses.
- Content that engages in, encourages, promotes, or celebrates unlawful violence or physical harm to people or property.
- Content that engages in, encourages, promotes, or celebrates discrimination or unlawful violence toward any group based on race, religion, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
- Negative-option marketing, hidden-pricing trials, and subscription products that obscure renewal terms or cancellation methods.
- Sales of online traffic, engagement, followers, reviews, or other artificial signals.
- Any product or service unlawful to sell to a Nevada resident or unlawful to ship into Nevada.
- Any product, service, or message designed to appeal primarily to minors where the underlying product or service is age-restricted.
Restricted Categories (Additional Review and Documentation)
The Las Vegas economy includes industries that are heavily regulated but legal and legitimate when properly licensed. We accept advertising in the following categories subject to additional review, proof of licensing or registration, and compliance with all applicable federal, state, and Clark County advertising rules. Approval is not automatic.
- Licensed gaming establishments — Nevada-licensed casinos, sportsbooks, race books, card rooms, and properties offering legal sports wagering. Proof of current Nevada Gaming Control Board license required. Responsible-gaming disclosures must appear in the creative or its landing page where required by NGCB rules.
- Licensed cannabis dispensaries and cannabis-adjacent businesses — Nevada-licensed retail cannabis establishments, CBD retailers, and accessory or paraphernalia retailers operating lawfully in Nevada. Proof of current Cannabis Compliance Board license required. Creative may not depict consumption, may not appeal to minors, and must follow Nevada cannabis advertising rules including audience-composition requirements.
- Licensed adult entertainment — gentlemen's clubs, burlesque venues, and adult-oriented entertainment legally operating in Clark County. Creative must be tasteful and non-explicit; nudity, sexual acts, or graphic content are not permitted in the ad creative itself.
- Alcohol — beer, wine, spirits, and on-premises alcohol service. Permitted for properly licensed Nevada establishments with proof of license; subject to Nevada and federal alcohol-advertising rules.
- Firearms and firearm-related businesses — federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs), shooting ranges, training, accessories, and related goods, legally offered in Nevada. Proof of FFL where applicable. Creative may not promote unlawful use, depict pointed firearms at persons, or target minors.
- Tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping, and related products — permitted for properly licensed Nevada retailers. Creative must include age-restriction notices where required, may not appeal to minors, and may not make unsubstantiated health claims.
- Pharmaceuticals, online pharmacies, telemedicine, and regulated medical devices — proof of required licensure; mandatory side-effect and interaction disclosures per FDA rules where applicable.
- Investment, brokerage, lending, money transmission, currency exchange, escrow services, "buy now pay later," and other regulated financial services — proof of required licensure and inclusion of all required risk disclosures, APRs, fees, and qualifications.
- Crowdfunding, fundraising, and charitable solicitations — registered nonprofits and properly disclosed for-profit fundraising. Charitable solicitations must comply with Nevada Secretary of State registration requirements where applicable.
- Religious organizations soliciting donations or advertising services.
- Online dating, matchmaking, and companionship services — non-adult services only. Subject to creative review.
- Political, issue-advocacy, and election-related advertising — subject to FEC and Nevada Secretary of State disclosure requirements. We require disclosure of the funding entity in the creative and reserve broad editorial discretion to reject, label, or fact-check.
- Travel reservation services, charter air travel, and timeshare offerings.
- Bail bonds, bankruptcy attorneys, and other consumer-distress legal services — licensure required; creative may not exploit distress or use deceptive urgency.
- High-value goods, precious metals, and jewelry.
Content Standards
All advertising creative — headline, body copy, call-to-action, and any landing page linked from the ad — must comply with the following:
- Truthful and substantiated. Factual claims must be true at the time of submission and supportable on request. Pricing must be accurate; "free" must be free; "limited time" must be limited.
- No deceptive practices. No fake or coached testimonials, fake scarcity, fake urgency, manufactured social proof, fake celebrity endorsements, or impersonation of any person or organization.
- No editorial impersonation. Ads may not be designed or styled to be confused with editorial content from The Fabulous or any other news organization. We add a clear "Sponsored" or "Advertisement" label to every paid placement per FTC guidelines.
- No implication of endorsement. Advertisers may not claim, imply, or suggest that The Fabulous, VGM LLC, our editorial staff, or our reporters endorse a product, service, candidate, or position.
- Required disclosures. Any FDA, FTC, Nevada, or other regulatory disclosures applicable to the advertised product or service must be present and visible in the creative or its landing page (interest rates, APR, "results not typical," efficacy claims, etc.).
- Health, financial, and earnings claims require supporting documentation on request. Income and weight-loss claims must include "results not typical" or equivalent qualifiers.
- No targeting of minors. Creative and landing page must not be designed to appeal to anyone under 18, and the advertised product or service must not be marketed to minors.
- Accessibility. Sufficient color contrast for readability; alt text on linked images where supplied.
Creative Rights and Indemnification
By submitting an advertisement, you represent and warrant that you own, or are properly licensed to use, every element of the creative — including all text, images, video, audio, logos, trademarks, names, likenesses, and music — and that no part of the creative or the linked landing page infringes any third party's intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless VGM LLC, The Fabulous, and our editors, contractors, and partners against any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your advertisement or its publication.
Editorial Independence
Paid placement on The Fabulous does not influence our editorial coverage. Our reporters and editors operate independently of our sales operation. We will not write, edit, suppress, or change a news article in exchange for advertising spend or its withdrawal. Advertisers who attempt to condition spend on editorial outcomes will have their account closed.
Right of Refusal and Removal
We reserve sole discretion to accept or reject any advertisement. We may remove a running advertisement at any time if (a) we receive a credible report that it violates these guidelines, (b) the advertiser materially misrepresents their business or product, (c) the linked landing page changes in a way that would have caused us to reject the ad on initial review, (d) a regulatory or law-enforcement inquiry concerns the advertiser, or (e) we decide in good faith that continued publication conflicts with our editorial mission or community standards. We will refund unrun portions of any campaign we cancel for reasons not caused by advertiser breach.
Changes to These Guidelines
We may update these guidelines as we encounter new categories or as our editorial mission evolves. Updates take effect when published. Continued use of the advertising service after publication constitutes acceptance.
Questions
Email hello@thefabulous.news before submitting a campaign that touches an edge case — we'd rather pre-clear it than reject a paid placement after the fact.