Do you think it's a responsible content creation & moderation on a platform which is used by teens, kids, and young adults?
For me, gambling contents should really not be permitted to stream on any platform. It encourages all ages of people to gamble and try their luck when they see their idols winning some huge amount. There are also some streamers who just takes advantage by promoting their affiliate link so they can earn some commission.
Will this be the straw that will finally break the Camel's back and will force Twitch to ban gambling streams?
They did not totally ban gambling streams. Only some games like slots, roulette, and dice games are prohibited. Poker, sports betting, and fantasy sports are still allowed to stream on their platform.Interesting. So to Twitch, there is a difference between gambling games like slots, roulette, and dice compare to gambling activities like poker and sports betting? Heck, lootbox is considered as gambling in some countries but I bet there are plenty of streamers who did the lootbox stream. Fantasy sports like CSGO, Dota2 betting on live there right now, on the casting channel and no one bat an eye.
Very inconsistent treatment from Twitch. Like they did that on a whim and tho I said I don't like gambling advertising near kids, this is very unfair treatment of gambling games.