INS Market removes lottery ad depicting a woman in a hijab

A convenience store franchise has apologized after one of its locations posted an image of a woman in a hijab to advertise gambling.

The ad, images of which were posted to social media, depicts a woman wearing a hijab with the Lotto Max and Lotto 649 logos in a thought bubble above her head, even though gambling is haram, or “forbidden,” in Islam. (Islam deems playing the lottery laghw, a “wasteful” act.)