Comments on: Is Google finally cleaning up its act on Gambling advertising? http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Marc http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1657 Marc Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:13:10 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1657 I'll mention a funny Americanism to you Kieron. In much of America, Bingo isn't considered to be gambling. Especially in the bible belt. Having grown up in Texas where gambling was illegal, bingo for prizes thrived. Almost every church was associated with bingo in some way and gambling is still illegal in most states, but bingo isn't. I’ll mention a funny Americanism to you Kieron. In much of America, Bingo isn’t considered to be gambling. Especially in the bible belt. Having grown up in Texas where gambling was illegal, bingo for prizes thrived. Almost every church was associated with bingo in some way and gambling is still illegal in most states, but bingo isn’t.

]]> By: Dio http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1656 Dio Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:22:28 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1656 Although phrases like casino sites and casino games are still plastered. I wonder if google in the UK at least will ease off the banning with the new government approved gambling advertising laws. Although phrases like casino sites and casino games are still plastered. I wonder if google in the UK at least will ease off the banning with the new government approved gambling advertising laws.

]]> By: James http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1655 James Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:21:04 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1655 Google are bloody useless to be fair - the worse company I've ever dealt with online. We launched a campaign for a bingo company - as part of this we looked at doing a google PPC campaign via the "free newsletter" aspect, we had heard about potentially changes coming on the 1st of June to tighten up the free gaming stuff, so we contacted our account manager, showed him the site, he put it past the regulation team, and then they said it was OK to run / build. We launch the campaign on 1st June - get authorized on the bingo keywords and told it's all OK. Then we get kicked off. So we speak to google again, told about the new regulations (which we already knew about) and were given another "way round" the system by the account manager / regulation team. We did this - built the new site, and it was up for a few days, then it got kicked off again and we're told we could not do that either. So all in all a complete cock up by them that cost us a fair chunk of money in development time and made us look like idiots to our client. As a side point, although the keyword "Bingo" is not cleared up, "online bingo" is. Weird. Anyhow, thought I would get that moan about them off my chest! J Google are bloody useless to be fair - the worse company I’ve ever dealt with online.

We launched a campaign for a bingo company - as part of this we looked at doing a google PPC campaign via the “free newsletter” aspect, we had heard about potentially changes coming on the 1st of June to tighten up the free gaming stuff, so we contacted our account manager, showed him the site, he put it past the regulation team, and then they said it was OK to run / build.

We launch the campaign on 1st June - get authorized on the bingo keywords and told it’s all OK.

Then we get kicked off.

So we speak to google again, told about the new regulations (which we already knew about) and were given another “way round” the system by the account manager / regulation team.

We did this - built the new site, and it was up for a few days, then it got kicked off again and we’re told we could not do that either.

So all in all a complete cock up by them that cost us a fair chunk of money in development time and made us look like idiots to our client.

As a side point, although the keyword “Bingo” is not cleared up, “online bingo” is.

Weird.

Anyhow, thought I would get that moan about them off my chest!

J

]]> By: Monty http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1653 Monty Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:16:21 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/2007/08/is-google-finally-cleaning-up-its-act-on-gambling-advertising.html#comment-1653 I've fallen foul of Google a couple of times with gambling ads and been told in no uncertain terms that if I do it again I'll get banned from AdWords. So its particularly annoying to see certain people still getting away with it and still using the same tricks to do it. Bizarrely searching now for "bet" and even "gambling" results in supposedly banned ads showing. You would think Google with their massed ranks of PhDs would figure a way to filter such obvious rule-breakers. I’ve fallen foul of Google a couple of times with gambling ads and been told in no uncertain terms that if I do it again I’ll get banned from AdWords. So its particularly annoying to see certain people still getting away with it and still using the same tricks to do it.

Bizarrely searching now for “bet” and even “gambling” results in supposedly banned ads showing. You would think Google with their massed ranks of PhDs would figure a way to filter such obvious rule-breakers.

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