“Greatest policy update in 2022”: Ludwig, Pokimane and others rejoice as Twitch finally imposes ban on gambling
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Twitch has finally banned gambling!
The ItsSliker controversy has spread like wildfire throughout the streaming community. So much so, that earlier today, Twitch announced its decision to ban several gambling sites on the platform. This decision will be effective from the following month. This implies that streamers who earlier used to play the slot category and gamble during livestream might be banned from the platform.
Gambling has existed on the streaming platform for a while, as several internet personalities such as xQc, TrainwrecksTV, and others amassed popularity due to their sponsorships in such websites. However, things took an ugly turn when ItsSliker got exposed scamming his viewers of their money.
Twitch announces ban on several gambling websites amidst ongoing controversy
As ItsSliker was accused of borrowing money from his viewers and scamming them with a false promise of returning the money, several high profile streamers came out to start a mass campaign against Twitch, claiming that the platform should also do its part by banning gambling on Twitch altogether.
Pokimane, Mizkif and Ludwig were one of the few renowned streamers to take this initiative. Ludwig Ahgren even went to the extent of offering to help the victims by paying back their money with the help of Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel. As the mass campaign gained momentum, Twitch finally offered an update on the gambling situation on the platform.
"We'll be making a policy update on 18th October to prohibit streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games that aren't licensed in the U.S. or other jurisdictions that provide sufficient consumer protection."
While it is certain that gambling streams will be prohibited from October 18th, Twitch has mentioned the name of only a few websites that won’t be allowed on livestreams, such as Stake, Rollbit, Duelbit and Roobet, to name a few.
It has also been mentioned that other websites could be added to the list which will be later informed as the platform makes further changes on their policy. On the flip side, the purple platform will still permit websites that are focused on sports betting, fantasy sports and poker.
In any case, the announcement was lauded by streamers who took active charge in the campaign. Prominent faces such as Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys and Ludwig Ahgren took to Twitter to express their joy about the decision.
Streamers and fans appreciate Twitch for its decision
Pokimane, one of the largest female Twitch streamer took to her social media reacting to the announcement She stated that public pressure was indeed necessary to bring change, and expressed joy at the announcement. On the other hand, Ludwig declared it to be the greatest policy update in 2022.
However, not everybody was pleased with this decision. Streamers such as Adin Ross expressed their discontentment, stating that they could watch s*xual content on Twitch but not gambling.
Some fans were seen asking the platform to ban ASMR or hot tub streams that were made popular by Amouranth and others. While the Amazon-owned streaming platform was called out for not banning gambling as it brought revenue, it would be intriguing to see if they work on ASMR streams.
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