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Sports ・ 23 November 2022

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With gaming streaming site Twitch - and the streaming sector in general - having exploded in recent years, early casino streamers began to get in on the opportunity. CasinoDaddy and Roshtein - some of the most-followed streamers at the time of the ban - both began streaming slots in 2016. CasinoGrounds - which became a hub for many slots streamers…

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Greekgodx slams “greedy” streamers gambling on Twitch

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Gambling Addiction ・ 23 August 2022

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Will Twitch ban gambling streams following more controversy?

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Gambling Sites ・ 10 August 2022

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The Twitch Gambling Meta: Report suggests viewers have already lost thousands following in their favorite streamers’ footsteps

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Games ・ 06 August 2022

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XQc left in shock at childish gambling slot machine on Stake website

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Incidents ・ 27 June 2022

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Games ・ 31 May 2022

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Religion ・ 08 May 2022

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Poker ・ 06 May 2022

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Gambling Sites ・ 02 May 2022

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xQc discusses his gambling addiction, says he has an "illness"

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Gambling Addiction ・ 26 April 2022

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xQc Gets Honest About His Gambling Addiction

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Gambling Addiction ・ 25 April 2022

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Live Gambling ・ 16 September 2021

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Incidents ・ 20 July 2021

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Poker ・ 14 July 2021

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xQc is done with gambling on Twitch: "I have to stop"

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Law ・ 03 June 2021

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Trainwreck says he made $360 million from gambling streams

Popular streamer Tyler "Trainwreck" Niknam has publically stated that he made $360 million from 16 months of sponsored gambling streams on Twitch. Sponsored gambling streams have been the center of a community controversy in the past, with the issue spreading wider as popular live streamers take contracts from gambling websites and broadcast them…

Gambling Sites ・ 30 October 2022

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