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YouTube is conducting a 'platform-wide review' after mistakenly hitting Balatro videos with an age restriction for gambling content (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If it teaches gambling

By having literally no gambling?

and has slot machine makeup,

In what way? Slot machines have a very distinct look and at best I could the small blind, big blind and boss blind columns indicating the 3 columns in a slot machine, but if that's the thing then any game with 3 column separate 3 choices has a slot machine makeup? If you meant the game somehow uses slot machine iconography I don't, I really don't know what to say then. It would be completely delusional.

Anonymous Dev created a casino experience

Clearly not completely anonymous as he has no trouble presenting himself through his public name. And a casino experience according to you.

with poker at the core

Actually the core was Big Two, which makes far more sense than Poker as you're not limited to 2 cards and can play multiple hands.

This same Dev is promoting several other games such as “slot machine deck builder” and “blackjack deck builder”.

That's just bullshit. In fact it's so bullshit the dev has publicly opposed gambling.

Please look at this from higher up. Something slimy is afoot.

Higher up view says you're just peddling stupid conspiracy that has little to no basis in reality.