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xQc streaming with gambling machine xQc has revealed he's no longer gambling after winning $5 million in an online game. It comes after he lost $1.1 million while gambling in Las Vegas. Gambling on stream has long been a hot-button topic within the streaming community, especially given how many big streamers have done it in the past and also been…

Gambling Addiction ・ 07 October 2023

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Streamer DNP3 Admits He Is a Gambling Addict and Misused Investor Funds

Twitch streamer and founder of several crypto projects, DNP3, has recently revealed on Twitter that he lost everything to gambling addiction. In the post he apologized for betraying trust and letting everyone down. He said that he spent every dollar he could find chasing big wins at Stake casino. And the money spent wasn't just his life savings. He…

Finance ・ 09 January 2023

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Is Trainwrecks in debt from gambling streams?

Tyler "Trainwrecks" Niknam has become known for his gambling streams, which is why he recently moved to Kick after Twitch banned most gambling-related activity. But even his own fans have become a bit concerned with just how much Trainwrecks has been losing while doing his gambling streams. Trainwrecks started as a gaming streamer that liked to…

Crypto ・ 29 March 2023

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Surprise, surprise: Notorious gambling streamer pushes new streaming platform with connections to a crypto casino

When Twitch announced it would " prohibit streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games (opens in new tab)" in October, Tyler'Trainwreck' Niknam was one of the loudest voices speaking against the decision. As the second highest-earning slot streamer, the move came as a huge blow to Trainwreck's earnings. After months of…

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Unregulated Casino Streams to Be Banned on Twitch

After years of silence, Twitch finally decided to forbid the streaming of illegal gambling on its platform on September 21, 2022. This decision has been in the works for a long time, but several controversies and events pushed Twitch to change its policies even sooner. A number of streamers revealed that another content maker, British streamer…

Law ・ 27 October 2022

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Trainwreck Dropped Bombshell, Claimed He Made $360M Gambling

Twitch streamer Trainwreck made waves in the Twitch communities that are still reeling from the negative impact of gambling streams by stating that he had made $360 million from gambling streams on the platform. The most popular platform for video game streaming, Twitch, officially announced a ban on unregulated gambling sites, ousting sites like…

Sports ・ 21 October 2022

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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 ・ 20 October 2022

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Twitch Reveals When it Will Ban Crypto Gambling Livestreams Crypto Gambling Livestreams on Twitch To Be Banned from October 16

The controversial crypto gambling sessions anchored by Twitch celebrities and live-streamed to their followers will be banned effective October 16, Twitch said in a statement. It mentioned that Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com, and Roobet.com, the most notable crypto gambling sites using its platform, will no longer be able to use it to stream…

Crypto ・ 23 September 2022

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Could gambling content on Twitch be banned soon?

The slots category on Twitch has risen significantly this year with websites like Stake sponsoring content creators to play the gambling game on the platform. While developers regularly enlist streamers for sponsored streams whenever they are releasing a game as a way to market and promote its launch, the slots category on Twitch is almost…

Gambling Sites ・ 06 August 2022

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Twitch’s gambling boom is luring gamers into crypto casinos

Enneric Chabot, 26, didn't start gambling until he saw his favorite gamers doing it online. Three years ago, Chabot began regularly watching Felix "xQc" Lengyel, a former professional Overwatch player, as he competed in various video games on Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch for audiences of up to 25000 viewers. In 2021, during some of…

Crypto ・ 05 August 2022

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Crypto ・ 05 August 2022

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xQc's dad calls him on-stream over $1.8 million gambling losses

Streamer Felix "xQc" Lengyel once quit gambling but has recently given into temptation once again. This time, his gambling addiction lost him $1.8 million over the the span of a month. xQc used to be one of the biggest gambling streamers but started to feel concerned about not only his own mental health, but how he may be influencing his young…

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Twitch Superstar xQc Lost Over $1.8 Million Gambling Last Month

Popular Twitch streamer xQc recently admitted that he lost $1.8 million to gambling over the last month. After news of his losses spread online, his dad called him during a stream to ask if he was okay and to express how worried he was about the streamer's gambling problems. 26-year-old Twitch streamer xQc, real name Félix Lengyel, started his…

Poker ・ 06 May 2022

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xQc Reveals Tremendous Gambling Losses To Pokimane

Gambling streams are the controversial meta that continue to captivate viewers. And recently, some streamers have revealed that taking a risk with your money doesn't always pay off. Trainwrecks shared some hard truths about one of his massive wins, telling fans that the millions of dollars he won doesn't even touch the debts he's accrued throughout…

Gambling Sites ・ 02 May 2022

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xQc Gets Honest About His Gambling Addiction

xQc is, in many ways, an enigma of the streaming world. He's simultaneously controversial - collecting many bans throughout his tenure - and beloved. Apparently, xQc's real-life behavior is surprisingly polite, and other streamers have spoken out in the past about how nice he is in person. In addition to his behavior on and off stream, xQc is also…

Gambling Addiction ・ 25 April 2022

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The Ongoing Conflict in the Streaming Community over Gambling Sponsorships

Over the last few years, Twitch has seen a huge surge in popularity, and with that, the ultra-popular streaming platform has had to navigate a fair few controversies that have made headlines across the world, including hot tub streamers and more recently gambling streamers. What Started The Conflict? Gambling streamers broadcast themselves playing…

Gambling Sites ・ 05 October 2021

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Twitch Streamers Win Millions in Online Cryptocurrency Casino

Online cryptocurrency casinos like Stake.com, Roobet and Duelbits are not exactly legal in the United States as per the letter of the law. However, the illegality has done very little to stop some of the biggest streamers on Twitch from not only winning hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth in crypto in a single gaming session, but also live…

Crypto ・ 18 August 2021

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Twitch Finally Makes A Move Against Gambling Streams

It's official: Twitch has instituted a new policy to cut down on gambling streams, the controversial yet popular broadcasts where streamers invest real money in casino-style games and arguably encourage the practice amongst their viewership. In a Wednesday, August 11 Creator Update that was emailed to streamers and, Twitch sent the following…

Roulette ・ 12 August 2021

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Asmongold begs Twitch to take action on gambling streams: "It's killing our website"

Asmongold has issued Twitch an ultimatum ⁠- ban the controversial gambling streams xQc and Trainwrecks have been defending in recent times, or "watch the platform die" as a growing number of viewers quit the streaming website. The past week has seen Twitch stars from all across the internet weigh in on one controversial topic: sponsored gambling…

Finance ・ 23 July 2021

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Twitch streamers rake in millions with a shady crypto gambling boom

Tyler Niknam was getting out of Texas. Niknam, 30, is a top streamer on Twitch, where he's better known as Trainwrecks to his 1.5 million followers. For hours on end, Niknam was hitting the slots on Stake.com, an online cryptocurrency casino and his most prominent Twitch sponsor, to live audiences of 25000. He'd been winning big, sometimes as much…

Crypto ・ 18 July 2021

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Beware the Wolf in Twitch Clothing

There's nothing wrong with wanting to find new and creative ways to attract customers to a business. It's always important to go where the consumers are in order to maximize exposure. However, it's also important to follow the rules, especially when reputations determine who succeeds and who doesn't. Some iGaming operators seem ambivalent to the…

Gambling Addiction ・ 15 July 2021

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Twitch "monitoring" controversial gambling streams that could be illegal

Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch is closely monitoring gambling content, which has grown significantly in viewership in 2021, thanks to some big names taking part, and big-money sponsorships. Most notably, Tyler'Trainwrecks' Nikam has been at the forefront of the gambling trend, and claiming that he has lost upwards of $2 million in the…

Gambling Addiction ・ 14 July 2021

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Is It Time For Twitch To Ban Gambling On Stream?

At any given time on Twitch, you can watch someone spin online slots for hours on end, winning and losing thousands of dollars at a time. The flashy symbols roll by over and over, with the streamers hoping for just the right combination to bring their total back up. Often, thousands of people are watching as it happens. Online slots are a big…

Gambling Addiction ・ 30 June 2021

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Top Twitch Streamers Fight Over Sketchy Gambling Streams

Gambling streams are nothing new on Twitch. For years, streamers have sunk money into slot machines and poker, often in conjunction with casino websites and other gambling companies. Though allowed on Twitch, these channels have a history of engaging in sketchy behaviour. Recently, some of the biggest names on Twitch have adopted high-rolling…

Sports ・ 29 June 2021