Help me understand my adwords disaproval status

site is gambling related, but search G for poker and look at what you get

[SlimKim]

Yep,

My site provides free info on playing online poker and links to sites that offer actual games. And if you search for "poker" at Google you will find many advertisers that do likewise.

But G says my content violates their no gambling content policy.

I emailed my adwords rep asking for a second opinion than general support, but thought i'd get your take on it.

I want to comply but really see no difference between the content they approve for this keyword and my content for it.

thanks

[skibum]

I'm not to familiar with the poker market but the ads on TV can be on TV because they advertise the .net version of a particular site which is free to play but there is probably sufficient confusion when people go to find the site such that they end up at the .com so the advertiser skirts the laws governing the advertising of online gambling sites and probably still makes out handsomely. Maybe Google errs on the side of caution?

[SlimKim]

thanks skibum

makes more sense than anything I've thought of --- maybe my rep can explain the difference between my content and the other dozen or more advertisers they do allow

[financialhost]

I believe i read something a while back that stipulates you could link to gambling sites from a portal & still use adwords.. but if you actually do the gambling yourself - then this breaks Google's rules.

Double check of course...

[SlimKim]

I hope your right financialhost ...

that's what i did on my new site but it's currently disapproved

i requested an exception with my explanation but support replied that I'm disapproved cuz of gambling content

but i ask my rep to double check yesterday, maybe they will find me in the same catagory as the guys they allow --- i see no difference

[arinick]

Advertising is not permitted for online casinos, sports books, bingo, and affiliates with the primary purpose of driving traffic to online gambling sites.

From the Adwords content regulations--- perhaps your best argument would be if you could demonstrate that your affiliate links were not the primary purpose of the website, but this is bound to be a judgement call of G's editorial department.

[werty]

from google :

Advertising is not permitted for online casinos, sports books, bingo, and affiliates with the primary purpose of driving traffic to online gambling sites

[adwords.google.com...]

Ari beat me to it...