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abouttime2abouttime2 Member Posts: 1
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Does anyone know why the videos are private and can not be watched?????
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 168,881

    @abouttime2


    Hi,

    Unfortunately, for Regulatory & Compliance reasons, the videos can no longer be viewed.

    They were compliant when they were originally made, but the rules were changed & that's no longer the case.

    For example, Sky Poker can no longer show videos that include players who look (as opposed to are) under 25, so that's a very subjective thing. As a result, a wide berth has to be steered with a wide margin of error.

    The same with using sporting "celebrities", or folks drinking alcohol, all these things are a problem under the much upgraded Responsible Gambling" ethos adopted by SB&G, Flutter, & to a lesser degree, the wider industry.

    Nobody is sadder than Sky Poker & me in particular as they & I put a lot of work into them and Sky Poker spent fortunes making them, but "Responsible Gambling" is the greater need these days.
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  • DoublemeDoubleme Member Posts: 2,068
    the thing is this all seems so silly I have seen adverts time and time again where they deliberately try to make the individuals in the adds look working class/poor and then there playing slots and win like 30 grand and they are jumping round the room hugging each other and they get multiple text alerts all saying different four figure amounts paid into their bank accounts.

    The intent is clear this is not marketed at people that can afford it and are just playing for a bit of fun, it is marketed at people who are desperate. This isn't adds put out by black market sites either but by a site I know and am familiar with I have played poker there a few times.

    I dont know if it would be appropriate for me to name the site I will just say they are not under the flutter group.

    Whilst I am sure some players who are profitable may prefer that their opponents not be educated to their level, videos that teach people how to play the game better are not going to lead to gambling harms. If anything at all they are likely to reduce this.

    I understand this is not flutters fault or sky pokers fault its stupid legislation red tape and that is what I am venting about here.


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  • Bean81Bean81 Member Posts: 587
    Plenty of good, free resources available on YouTube. If you let us know your level of knowledge, the folks here can give you some recommendations.
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  • Williams12Williams12 Member Posts: 183
    Tikay10 said:


    @abouttime2


    Hi,

    Unfortunately, for Regulatory & Compliance reasons, the videos can no longer be viewed.

    They were compliant when they were originally made, but the rules were changed & that's no longer the case.

    For example, Sky Poker can no longer show videos that include players who look (as opposed to are) under 25, so that's a very subjective thing. As a result, a wide berth has to be steered with a wide margin of error.

    The same with using sporting "celebrities", or folks drinking alcohol, all these things are a problem under the much upgraded Responsible Gambling" ethos adopted by SB&G, Flutter, & to a lesser degree, the wider industry.

    Nobody is sadder than Sky Poker & me in particular as they & I put a lot of work into them and Sky Poker spent fortunes making them, but "Responsible Gambling" is the greater need these days.

    Can't they make new ones that are within the Responsible regulations
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 168,881
    Williams12 said:

    Tikay10 said:


    @abouttime2


    Hi,

    Unfortunately, for Regulatory & Compliance reasons, the videos can no longer be viewed.

    They were compliant when they were originally made, but the rules were changed & that's no longer the case.

    For example, Sky Poker can no longer show videos that include players who look (as opposed to are) under 25, so that's a very subjective thing. As a result, a wide berth has to be steered with a wide margin of error.

    The same with using sporting "celebrities", or folks drinking alcohol, all these things are a problem under the much upgraded Responsible Gambling" ethos adopted by SB&G, Flutter, & to a lesser degree, the wider industry.

    Nobody is sadder than Sky Poker & me in particular as they & I put a lot of work into them and Sky Poker spent fortunes making them, but "Responsible Gambling" is the greater need these days.

    Can't they make new ones that are within the Responsible regulations

    @Williams12


    For all sorts of reasons, no, not really. They were produced by the TV Channel which had all the studio facilities, presenters & Analysts, but the TV Channel closed in around 2016 after Sky TV sold Sky Betting & Gaming.
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  • Williams12Williams12 Member Posts: 183
    maybe it should be taken off. why leave content that is not working
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 168,881
    Williams12 said:

    maybe it should be taken off. why leave content that is not working

    @Williams12


    I agree with you on that. I don't have the necessary access levels, or I would do so.
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