The channel responsible for some of the most famous televised poker moments of the last five years is currently suspended.
Hustler Casino Live is currently facing a YouTube suspension for reasons unknown, and is unable to stream their upcoming shows. At the moment their streams have moved to Twitch.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
We will be streaming on @Twitch this week, not @YouTube
We had an issue with our YouTube channel where we’re suspended for a week (we did nothing wrong and we can’t get in touch with anyone)
Watch us here this week: https://t.co/t4wEH9Q9OI
We’ll be…
— Hustler Casino Live (@HCLPokerShow) September 16, 2024
The channel has over 360,000 subscribers. The streams regularly command over 100,000 views and their biggest streams are regularly in their millions. All the old videos are still there, but new streams are not possible right now.
Hustler co-owner Ryan Feldman told PokerNews he believes the suspension is due to their advertisers, which is an occupational hazard with YouTube and the gambling industry. This is not the first time a prominent poker channel has been suspended on YouTube, in fact, Jonathan Van Fleet, aka ApeStyles, had his account deleted without explanation.
If you have followed stories like this before, you will know how difficult it is to get YouTube to have a human being look into it, which is sadly what Feldman is experiencing right now.
If anyone can get me on the phone with someone at YouTube who makes decisions and give us actual info, I’ll send you $1K
If they’re able to help us, I’ll give you $3K@YouTube @YouTubeCreators @YouTubeGaming
We’re having major issues with our @HCLPokerShow YouTube account
— Ryan Feldman (@TheRyanFeldman) September 16, 2024
The stream has featured some prominent YouTubers in the past, most notably Mr Beast. Hopefully, Feldman might be able to call in a favour from the most influential YouTuber of all time.
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