iGaming Next Bright Future day 2
Not my job guv: Speaking to Michael Pederson from iGaming Next at the end of the event’s second day, Chris Harrison, the online gaming industry lead at Google, appeared to offer a classic swerve around the question of the content of casino streamers on YouTube. Asked about content which might be seen to be breaching responsible gambling codes with their promoting of continuous play and the exalting of big wins, Harrison said “YouTube allows people to explore their passions.”
“Whether we choose to allow monetization of that content is a different conversation. We offer the opportunity to opt out of all live streaming and we would typically advise opting out of all live streaming advertising.”
But beyond that advice, it would be the operators who would have to police any content they might get involved with. “We can’t determine to any great degree how a channel matches up against industry models. The onus is on the operator to get comfortable with the regulation in whatever country they are in.”
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