Industry
April 7, 2023
Kick Continues to Challenge Twitch’s Hegemony
Kick, a Stake-owned streaming platform, continues to make headlines and dispute Twitch’s rule. For a time, people thought that YouTube Gaming would be the Amazon-owned platform’s true competitor but it turns out that competing with Kick is going to be the real challenge. Kick provided all streamers neglected by Twitch with a refuge. While the […]
Poker
March 30, 2023
PSG Neymar Throws a Twitch Hissy Fit after Gambling Away Millions
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, a famous soccer professional playing as a striker for Paris Saint-Germain, streamed himself losing a million playing online poker. The athlete’s unfortunate loss was broadcast live on Twitch. Neymar has been streaming on the Amazon-owned platform in addition to playing on the field. He is working under an agreement with […]
Casino
February 9, 2023
Twitch Bans Controversial User Sliker after Months of Controversy
Sliker’s alleged shenanigans were one of the primary catalysts for Twitch’s newfound stance against gambling content. In late September, the streamer admitted to scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from creators and fans, netting himself several harsh restrictions. As he resurfaced with claims that his primary account had been hacked, Twitch used the excuse to […]
Casino
December 29, 2022
Gambling Streamer Stands Defiant in Face of Twitch Ban
Twitch has long kept quiet about sponsored gambling streams. Then, advertisers started to look for the exit and the Amazon-owned platform passed a series of new rules that effectively limited the opportunity to stick affiliate links in streamer channel’s descriptions or prompt millions of people to “go have fun.” Gambling Now Gone from Twitch – […]
Esports
December 7, 2022
Trainwrecks Blasts Twitch with Plans for His Own Streaming Platform
Twitch streamer Tyler Faraz Niknam, a.k.a ‘Trainwrecks’, has announced plans for launching his own streaming platform as he is not satisfied with Twitch. Trainwrecks Blasts Twitch with New Platform Plans The Washington Post reported that Tyler ‘Trainwrecks’ Niknam, who has 2.1 million followers on Twitch, has directed criticism toward the Amazon-owned platform due to its […]
Casino
November 3, 2022
Casinolytics Looks at Impact of Twitch Gambling Ban
In mid-October, the interactive live-streaming service, Twitch, unveiled changes to its policies effectively implementing a ban on streaming certain gambling content. Now, a new report released by the independent AI-driven data science company that provides insights for the iGaming industry, Casinolytics, reveals what the impact of the new gambling policy update from Twitch was. In […]
Industry
October 25, 2022
GGL Warned Twitch to Align Its Rules with Gambling Regime
Popular streaming platform Twitch received a caution in Germany as the country’s unified gambling regulator, Glueckspiel (GGL), found its community updates insufficient to meet the requirements of the new gambling regulation. More Should Be Done to Ensure Compliance Earlier in the month Twitch released an update to its ‘Community Guidelines’ in which the Amazon-owned streaming […]
Industry
October 21, 2022
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. $22 Million per Month The most popular platform for video game streaming, Twitch, officially announced a ban on unregulated gambling sites, […]
Esports
October 19, 2022
Twitch Officially Bans Unregulated Gambling Sites
Twitch remains the most popular platform for video game streaming despite YouTube Gaming’s serious opposition. One of the things that make the Amazon-owned giant special is the Slots section which allows gamblers to enjoy streaming as well. However, Twitch has now implemented changes that are sure to shake up the Slots ecosystem. Twitch Bans Unregulated […]
Blockchain
September 28, 2022
xQc Admitted Streaming Gambling Content on Twitch Was ‘Wrong’
Popular Twitch streamer xQc tried to save face in the fallout of the ban on unlicensed gambling content on the Amazon-owned streaming platform by admitting that he knew what he was doing was wrong but he would not backtrack on his view on the subject. Doing It for Clout, Money, or What? In a recent […]
