Twitch to prohibit certain gambling sites in new policy change
Streamers will no longer be able to stream slots, roulette, or dice games that aren't licenced in the US or other regions.
Updated on September 21, 2022 at 8:22 p.m. PT with a statement from StreamElement's CEO, Gil Hirsch.
Gambling and video games have a bit of an uneasy connection with one another. Both utilize ways to get players addicted and both can offer a chance at earning something great if the player is happy to hand over their cash. Twitch, one of video gaming’s largest streaming platforms, is now taking a harder stance on streaming gambling in new rules set to go into effect on October 18.
In a statement on September 20, 2022, Twitch laid out the new rules it would be enforcing on October 18, 2022. The streaming of gambling sites will be prohibited, including slots, roulette, or dice games that “aren’t licenced either in the U.S. or other jurisdictions that provide sufficient consumer protection.” The full statement can be read in the Twitter embed below.
An update on gambling on Twitch. pic.twitter.com/lckNTY9Edo
— Twitch (@Twitch) September 20, 2022
The statement notes a few sites in particular, including Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com, and Roobet.com but also notes that this list may expand as the team finds others. The decision to prohibit the streaming of gambling falls in-line with Twitch’s own rules against sharing links or referral codes to similar gambling sites.
Source: StreamElements
The StreamElements State of the Stream report was released just recently. This report showed that Twitch had some 1.86 billion hours watched in August, with one of its top 10 most streamed categories being Slots, with 51 million hours watched. These new changes to Twitch’s policy will likely have a direct impact on these statistics but it’s all in the name of consumer protection.
"Since April, the Slots category on Twitch has grown month-over-month soaring from 31M hours watched to over 50M hours watched in August while increasing 66% year-over-year," said StreamElements' CEO Gil Hirsch in a statement. "During this 5 month period it has also solidified its place in Twitch's top 10 chart signifying that it has gone from a novelty to a mainstay for streamers and viewers alike."
It’s worth noting that these policy changes look to only apply to purely chance-based gambling sites. Those that focus on sports betting, fantasy sports, and poker have dodge the proverbial bullet. We’ll be sure to keep you up to date as these changes come in on October 18.
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replySam Chandler posted a new article, Twitch to prohibit certain gambling sites in new policy change
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Sports betting still ok too, lol.
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Unclear if he'll still be allowed to do it under these new rules but https://www.twitch.tv/trainwreckstv is extremely popular and has over 2 million followers so it's not necessarily just a drop in the bucket from the revenue side, but it also probably shouldn't really be a main part of the Twitch brand. I also think that the skimpy clothed women shouldn't really be part of the Twitch brand either, though. There are tons of places to get porn or softcore. Why do I need to wade through that when I'm going to Twitch to watch some video games?
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It only happened now because the top streamers were complaining about it after a streamer named Sliker developed a gambling addiction and was scamming his viewers and other streamers for money to gamble with.
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Since last year I heard rumors that Twitch is going to ban certain gaming sites in a new policy change, unfortunately this happened and I understand the pain and great disappointment of thousands of popular streamers for whom it was one of the main sources of income. But it's important to learn to get used to it and live in the new realities, look for alternative sites to develop or go to the field of other games.
Honestly, I do not think that such a decision Twitch can be called logical and very important, but for me this does not hit, so I will not cry)) although I play gambling recently very actively. And this story began since lockdowns in 2020, it was hard to find a better entertainment than gambling, besides it was a great way to meet and regularly communicate with people from around the world, and was an additional opportunity to earn that way.
And in many thanks to Twitch my skills in online casinos pumped daily) I recommend everyone to try your forces in such games without necessarily risking your own money. I can also recommend you site LeafletCasino where I often read reviews about top rated and verified gambling websites in Canada in 2022, it really is very convenient and saves me a lot of time, because these materials are collected all the important for me criteria.
As for streaming, I often see such broadcasts on YouTube, I think it's time to conquer the top) -
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