In an effort to promote his YouTube channel, Brian Christopher had set everything ready for a whole month of a promotional tour. Little did he realize that his highly acclaimed channel would soon be terminated on June 3, 2018.
That came as devastating news to Christopher, who within two years of running his popular slots channel had made notable milestones. Boasting more than 1,000 vlogs showcasing Christopher gambling, mostly on slot machines, the channel had attracted over 80,000subscribers and millions of views.
Despite such massive success, Brian Christopher’s channel was caught up in an unfortunate turn of events that saw many other gambling channels suspended from YouTube. In their automated email to Brian Christopher, YouTube cited “repeated or severe violations” of its Community Guidelines as the main reason for the account suspension.
Generally, the guidelines prohibit content that seemingly promotes or encourages dangerous or violent acts that may ordinarily inflict harm or cause death. Sadly, this sudden termination ushered Christopher into yet another series of battles with YouTube to salvage his channel.
Furthermore, the sudden disappearance of their all-time favorite slots master perturbed Christopher’s subscribers and slots fanatics, and were left wondering, “just what happened to Brian Christopher and his spirited slots channel?”
Well, keep browsing this piece for some interesting discoveries about what soon followed after Christopher’s deafening fall. Did he ever rise again? Was his slots channel ever restored? Let’s see.
WHAT WAS CHRISTOPHER DOING ON YOUTUBE?
Simply put, Brian Christopher breathed some new life into the world of slot machines to appease his YouTube community. He made playing a game that the world perceives as boring, dull, and only befitting senior citizens something to yearn for even for the younger generation. His fun and enjoyable perspective on spinning reels drew many to his streaming channel and made him a household name on social media.
Like many top content creators, Christopher rakes his living entirely from YouTube, and he has had quite a journey to get there. What makes his slots videos stand out is the obsessive passion with which he associates himself with gambling. Interestingly, the social media slots master fell in love with slot machines from quite a young age, to the extent of featuring in gambling posters.
At some point, his unwavering passion for gambling could no longer be contained in his motherland, Canada. He started making trips to the USA to check out the nation’s land-based casinos and put his wits to the test. Thanks to more of such slot adventures, Brian Christopher started building a name for himself.
He would visit a casino and try his luck at the slot machine with his own money while filming the whole thing by phone. While everyone can record themselves spinning reels using a smartphone, there was something more to Christopher’s videos. He would leverage (still does to date) long and in-depth video presentations aimed at not only entertaining his fan base, but also educating them.
Generally, the presentations (with some running over one hour) entailed maneuvering a casino, trying various slots, and providing a deep, relevant analysis of each game. This mode of presentation appealed to many gamblers that wanted to have a glimpse of real-life slot adventures.
As they view the slot videos, gamblers can make live comments. This allows Christopher to respond to burning questions as they pop up during the live stream. Consequently, Christopher wins the day for not only providing value to his viewers, but also creating a highly interactive experience for them to fancy slots.
This is just how Brian Christopher had it going for him until YouTube suddenly shut everything down!
CHRISTOPHER’S LIVELIHOOD TAKES A MAJOR HIT!
For Christopher, his streaming channel wasn’t a mere hobby, no! Neither was it another one of his side jobs! It was his full-time source of livelihood.
So, when YouTube struck him with a suspension, he lost his 8 to 12-hour day job, his earlier published videos, his dignity, and a means to remunerate the three employees he had hired. Another blow came when he realized how much ad revenue had been snatched from him. In a good month, Christopher would make to the tune of $20,000 from advertisements alone!
In his defense, Christopher insisted he had always done everything by the book. He stated he was well versed in YouTube’s terms and conditions and always made sure to strictly adhere to them. Moreover, Christopher indicated that he was always careful to seek approval from casinos and slot-machine manufacturers before recording and publishing his vlogs.
THE COMEBACK!
Despite several appeals to restore his channel, Christopher’s efforts landed on deaf ears. Worse still, no explanations were issued by YouTube. As a result, his world suddenly turned dark.
That notwithstanding, out of the blue, YouTube deemed it fit to reinstate Christopher’s channel after a while. In an email sent to Christopher, the social site asserted a deeper review of his suspension revealed there was no single act of violation of their guidelines.
And that’s how Brian Christopher Slots came back to the limelight! Even though the restoration had its hurdles, in late 2020, Christopher received his right to earn from the channel again.