{"id":5128,"date":"2026-09-16T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/boy-9-allegedly-racks-up-118000-bill-after-promoting-minecraft-videos-with-dads-work-card\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:00:35","slug":"boy-9-allegedly-racks-up-118000-bill-after-promoting-minecraft-videos-with-dads-work-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/boy-9-allegedly-racks-up-118000-bill-after-promoting-minecraft-videos-with-dads-work-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 9, allegedly racks up $118,000 bill after promoting Minecraft videos with dad\u2019s work card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-09-16 11:00:33<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A nine-year-old boy allegedly spent more than $100,000 promoting his Minecraft and Roblox videos online after discovering his father\u2019s saved company payment details.<BR><br \/>\nDave, the father behind the Mighty Mike Plays YouTube channel, said his son Mike had been trying to grow his gaming channel when the huge advertising bill was eventually discovered by his employer.<BR><br \/>\nAccording to Dave, the channel began as a simple project for his son to share gameplay videos with friends and other gamers.<BR><br \/>\nThe dad said he initially helped Mike create a small $20 YouTube advertising campaign after the youngster became frustrated that his videos were not attracting enough views.<BR><br \/>\nDave explained that he showed his son how to set a budget, choose an audience and launch the promotion.<BR><br \/>\nHowever, he said Mike later returned to the advertising tools and began creating campaigns himself after seeing how the system worked.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cHe didn\u2019t really register that was supposed to be some kind of limit in his head,\u201d Dave said. \u201cThe logic was simple, I guess. More money, more views.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nDave said the problem started because his company card had previously been saved to the Google account linked to his work email, calendar, files and payment information.<BR><br \/>\nThe father claimed he was later called into a meeting with his manager, company representatives and finance staff, where he was shown a breakdown of advertising charges from the previous three weeks.<BR><br \/>\nHe said the company card had been used for $118,000 worth of campaigns linked to videos featuring titles such as \u201cMighty Mike\u201d, \u201cEpic Roblox\u201d and Minecraft gameplay.<BR><br \/>\nSome of the promoted videos reportedly reached around 200,000 views, but Dave said he had not yet been told whether he would need to repay the money or whether his job was at risk.<BR><br \/>\nHe stressed that he did not believe his son understood the seriousness of the spending, but admitted he was responsible for leaving payment details accessible without restrictions.<BR><br \/>\nThe family now plans to remove saved payment information, add spending limits and introduce parental controls.<BR><br \/>\nDave also suggested the Mighty Mike Plays channel could be paused while the situation is reviewed.<BR><br \/>\nThe nine-year-old appeared to take the situation in good humour, telling viewers: \u201cI\u2019m definitely cooked.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nDave\u2019s account, including the $118,000 figure and any response from the company involved, has not been independently verified.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-09-16 11:00:33 A nine-year-old boy allegedly spent more than $100,000 promoting his Minecraft and Roblox videos online after discovering his father\u2019s saved company payment details. 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