YouTube has announced stricter rules for videos (including streaming) featuring gambling-related content.

The update aims to strengthen the platform’s approach to user safety, especially for minors, and aligns with a global shift toward more responsible digital content regulation.

Over the past decade, gaming content has evolved from light entertainment into a complex ecosystem blending streaming, monetisation and gambling-like mechanics. Alongside this evolution, concerns have grown about how easily young users can access gambling simulators, NFT-based betting, or hyper-realistic violence in games.

YouTube’s gambling restrictions now extend beyond classic online casinos. The updated policy includes games or digital mechanics involving items with real monetary value such as skins, NFTs or cosmetic items.