Have you notice? In the streaming community, the influence of gambling is getting worse. Have you noticed that many streamers have started to stream gambling and promote it? Sad, but it's the reality. I'm noticing that the streamers I'd used to watch because of their gaming contents and also streams that they do while gaming are fading; they are focusing on and promoting gambling platforms, and the alarming thing is that those streamers used to have young viewers who also played the games they were streaming, and suddenly they left it all out and changed what they streamed, which was gambling.
I don't blame them, but the thing is, they sell their dignity in order to promote gambling, maybe because the offer is too good for them to refuse, but the concept of them abandoning their dignity and ignoring the fact that they could have a bad influence on their viewers, even if they put a warning about being responsible in gambling, the thing is, people or viewers will for sure be attracted if they see the streamers getting or winning too much money. And the theory is that, what if the money or account they are using is not their money or account? Is it an account from the gambling platform that they let the streamers use in order to promote the platform? I can't ignore the fact that a theory might be possible. Anyway, what do you think? or can you say about this streamer transitioning to streamers whose content is gambling? Feel free to share your insights.
Quite often these streamers are in specific gambling categories which seems fine to me - they are usually restricted to over 18 (or 21) year old viewers who have to actively seek them out. I'm more concerned about all the mainstream game developers who are forever jamming microtransactions and loot boxes into games these days, those elements are introducing low key gambling into even the most innocent look games and breeding dangerous behavior. I think as long as streamers are up front about why and who they are promoting (if they are advertising) then it should be perfectly fine. It's when they are gambling on fake accounts and colluding with casinos to appear like users win more often, that is the truly dangerous part of this.