Are gambling ads a good idea?

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Are gambling ads a good idea?

virtualreality

1:36 am on Feb 7, 2015 (gmt 0)

When I logged into my AdSense account today I had a recommendation to turn on the ads that may show gambling and betting, so I did that. My site is about tourism and it is not targeted to gambling. Also, gambling is illegal in my state and the destination it promotes. So I am wondering if it is a good idea to follow Google's recommendation. Does Google approved sites before they suggest such ads? Also, do I need to include any disclaimer on my site that my site does not target people under 18?

ian_D

2:02 am on Feb 7, 2015 (gmt 0)

Gambling ads pay crap in my experience.
If you have other well paid categories, do you really want those ads displaced by more low quality low paying ads on the off chance you might catch a few penny clicks from them? I wouldn't do it if I was trying to promote a quality site.

tangor

11:18 am on Feb 9, 2015 (gmt 0)

Look to your backside for the answer. Depending on your location you might be liable (IE, GUILTY) of promoting gambling and if your country does not like that... (fill in the dark details).

And some countries (won't name them) are so unhappy with such advertising they just might come after you as in shutting down your site. So consider that as well.

buckworks

2:33 pm on Feb 9, 2015 (gmt 0)

Money from gambling ads is money for promoting an addiction. Is that really where you want your income to come from?

Take the high road here.

n0tSEO

8:50 pm on Feb 9, 2015 (gmt 0)

Well, if gambling is illegal in your country, I would think twice before accepting that kind of ads if I were you. And it wouldn't fit your niche anyway.

@buckworks - Gambling and betting are not necessarily addictions; that's up to the person who plays those games (hopefully, they do it sparingly). But virtualreality's site not even related to that niche, so it makes little sense.

jpch

9:26 pm on Feb 9, 2015 (gmt 0)

This page should help everyone make an informed decision:

[support.google.com...]

Webwork

4:27 pm on Feb 11, 2015 (gmt 0)

Respectfully, I don't see it as you taking the low road IFF you are promoting a tourist / travel destination that features hotels + casinos.

From what I've observed over 3 decades of casual gaming the vast majority of folks who visit casinos "on vacation" aren't feeding an addiction. At worst, they're feeding slot machines or playing a few hands at gaming tables until the money they allocated in their vacation budget to casino games - as a form of entertainment - runs out.

IFF you craft casino related content inteding to draw in suckers or the misguided or misfortunate or thrill seekers or . . . You get the point. That's a different ethic or lack thereof. Keep it simple: X-destination offers casino gaming. Their casino(s) include A, B, C. Etc.

YMMV. That would be the approach I'd take . . if I was promoting tourist destinations that featured casinos . . which, lately, appears to be every State in the USA, many countries, etc. That's likely why Google is going with gaming.

P.S. Too funny. It appears this is my post #7707. Can you say "C & E split"!?