In 2025, it’s very difficult not to see gambling advertised everywhere. It’s on billboards and sports broadcasts. It’s on podcasts and printed on the turnbuckle of AEW’s pay-per-view shows. And it’s ...

Balatro stands a very real chance of being my 2024 game of the year. It's an inventive take on card games and roguelikes that uses the rules of poker as a universal baseline. The score-chasing of ...

Last year, the publisher and developer of popular card game Balatro found themselves in an unusual argument with a ratings board after Balatro received an 18+ rating. But today, Balatro successfully ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Earlier this year, Balatro was rated 18+ by PEGI, the classification board in charge of game ratings across Europe. Developer LocalThunk has ...

It takes a lot of time and effort to get a game off the ground, especially if you're an indie developer. And it's even harder to get a game recognized, with so many different titles making their ...

In a new post on Twitter, LocalThunk made it clear that Balatro will never support real-world gambling. One Twitter user said, “Conspiracy theory: Balatro and its imitators are actually a psyop to get ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Balatro creator LocalThunk said that they have put it in measures to prevent the game from becoming a real gambling game, even after their death.

The 2024 Game of the Year nominee Balatro is having its videos tagged as age-restricted by YouTube, due to alleged gambling-related content. Popular roguelike deck-building game Balatro has found ...

European videogame rating system PEGI has officially rescinded its 18 label for Balatro, after complaints were lodged with the board concerning its relationship to gambling. PEGI now says the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can't win or lose money on this. YouTube's algorithm is incorrectly placing age restrictions on Balatro videos, apparently. If ...

The creator of popular deck-building poker inspired game Balatro has taken legal steps to ensure his creation can never be used to promote actual gambling, even after his death. Balatro is a roguelike ...

Balatro, which was a runner up for The Game Awards' Game of the Year award, is certainly a popular game. However, for months now it's been plagued with a black mark of sorts on digital storefronts.