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On September 21, 2022, Twitch announced it was banning "gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games" in a policy that became effective on October 18. Before this change, Twitch streamers affiliated with the casino industry sometimes received sponsorship money to gamble like regular players, who receive a very different welcome bonus…

Marta Juras •November 16, 2022 10:24 am Casinos are about making big wins, with massive payouts occurring over the years. In 2006, an anonymous gambler walked into Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, placed a $1 million bet on blackjack, won, and walked away with $10.7 million. In 2011, British player John Orrell hit the jackpot at London's Aspinalls…

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…

Twitch has shared the official ruling on gambling after months of backlash. The blog is called "Prohibiting Unsafe Slots, Roulette, and Dice Gambling Sites" and outlines what will be changing on the streaming platform starting today. Content creators like Felix "xQc" Lengyel were making the gambling category bigger than ever, causing backlash from…

Gambling on Twitch is still allowed, but misunderstanding the rules can still result in harsh punishment. In the wake of Twitch's new rules on gambling streams, many viewers are under the impression that gambling has been banned in its entirety. However, gambling is still perfectly fine to show on Twitch as long as it follows a few new…