Crypto Casino Silences YouTuber With Unread Sponsorship Contract Terms

An American YouTuber is unlikely to post on social media for the next six months after failing to read the terms and conditions of a sponsorship contract he signed.

It is highly probable that this is an expertly crafted publicity stunt in which the unlicensed crypto casino is using Doherty’s high-profile and substantial following. Regardless, it shows the importance of fully checking and understanding any contract’s terms and conditions, such as when you claim an online casino bonus.

Jack Doherty, an often-controversial influencer with more than 15 million YouTube subscribers, posted on X on September 27 asking his legion of followers whether he should live-stream himself trading so-called meme coins.

Crypto casino Shuffle.com’s official X account replied rather bluntly, saying, “at this point we will pay you to shut the f**k up.”

Fast-forward to October 7, and Doherty again posted on X, stating his personal meme coin hadn’t performed as well as he expected and he was now open to sponsorship opportunities.

“Unfortunately $JACK isn’t pumping as much as I would’ve liked, so I’m officially taking sponsorships now. Any brands that wanna work with me, please reach out. Need to get my money up somehow.”

Again, Shuffle.com replied while quoting its original offer of paying Doherty to stay quiet.

“legit offer btw.”

Doherty’s X account didn’t post again until October 10. His latest post reveals he signed a contract with Shuffle.com but failed to fully read the terms and conditions.

“Hey guys, I think I actually f**ked up. I recently signed a contract with a casino called shuffle.com but I didn’t read the contract fully…One of the terms is that I’m not allowed to post online anymore, which I thought was a joke but now they’re enforcing it. Working with my lawyer to try and fix this. This might be my last post for a while, I’ll try and be back soon.”

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