Do Twitch Streamers Have a Loophole to Continue Streaming Gambling Content"
At appears that the wording of the new regulations might have been written inaccurately, allowing the streaming of unregulated slots sites and the like to continue
Twitch announced last month that it was planning to implement a crackdown on gambling after pressure from some of its high-earning stars. Now it appears that the wording of the new regulations might have been written inaccurately, allowing the streaming of unregulated slots sites and the like to continue.
Scamming A scandal involving UK-based streamer Abraham Jehad ?Sliker? Mohammed where he admitted to taking more than $300,000 from his fans to feed his gambling habit might have been the final nail in the coffin for the Twitch genre.
When Sliker opened up about his gambling habit, the hashtag #TwitchStopGambling was quickly trending on Twitter. Gambling-related content has been incredibly popular throughout the year with many huge wins posted while streaming live. There was always bound to be some push back with many lucrative casino sponsorships in place but we also saw some of Twitch?s biggest earners threatening a boycott.
Popular streamer ?Trainwreck? was particularly vocal about the change saying that Sliker was an addict and this is all just an overreaction. Rumoured to have made more than $360 million from his content, it?s understandable why he wouldn?t want any change. He tweeted:
?to be clear, the people scapegoating SLOTS, BJ & ROULETTE and not blaming the individual, are the real problem. o...
