Twitch has banned the streaming of slots, roulette and dice games that involve real money bets.
A popular Twitch streamer has admitted to scamming his followers and fellow streamers out of nearly $300,000 to cover his gambling expenses, prompting users to call on Twitch to ban all gambling streams.
Now, the company has responded by banning any stream that includes slots, roulette or dice games. The ban will be effective from October 18, 2022.
“We will update a policy on October 18 to prohibit streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette or dice games that are not licensed in the United States or other jurisdictions that provide adequate consumer protections.” An official statement.
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— Twitch (@twitch) September 20, 2022
Twitch streamer Its Slicker Admitted to defrauding fans and friends out of hundreds of thousands of dollars with frozen bank account stories and similar stories The British streamer explained that he asked fellow users for loans because he had no way of paying them back due to his massive gambling debt – a debt he says he accumulated after gambling through Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
from His confessionMany prominent streamers have called for Twitch to ban gambling streams.
It seems the online streaming platform has at least partially listened. Currently banned sites include Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com, and Roobet.com… and Twitch promises that the list may include more.
Like twitch gambling should be banned
— pokemane 🤍 (@pokemanell) September 18, 2022
However, the bans may also affect several other prominent streamers. Streamers xQc (Felix Lengyel) and Trainwreck (Tyler Faraz Niknam) have both secured sponsorship deals from Stake.com to stream their own online gambling. Although xQc has taken steps to help those duped by ItsSliker, the victims have offered to refund their money with help. Ludwig AhgrenHe retweeted a statement train wreck Which tries to take the heat off gambling sites:
“Frankly, people are scapegoating slots, BJ and roulette and not blaming the individual is the real problem,” he said.
“That said, streamers and viewers who sell false reality should be banned,” he added. “People who gatekeep you with the code you need to gamble should be banned, people who hide all losses and only show wins should be banned, such things are predatory”
What these popular streamers will do after October 18 remains to be seen.
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Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him Twitter.
