Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling”
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Summary
Social cards game Balatro has been restricted on YouTube as the game has a risking and rewarding mechanic, akin to gambling.
Gaming creators have found that many of their Balatro videos on YouTube have been given an “age-restricted” status, which has reportedly been implemented to videos that reference gambling websites or apps.
YouTube introduced a new policy in March that prevents any reference to gambling sites or apps that are not certified by Google, and any content containing online gambling material cannot be viewed by those who are not registered with YouTube or are under 18 years old.
The issue with this is that Balatro is not a gambling game.
Developers of the game feel that YouTube is protecting users from educational content about gambling, rather than the gambling content itself.
