Why Was Twitch Ban Crypto Gambling Livestreams?
The statement also revealed that the links shared with referral codes or in general links to these gambling sites that are unauthorized will be prohibited. The prohibited sites will include Slots, Roulette, or Dice games as well. It was also mentioned in the statement that they are aware of the players or streamers who display such links and are exposing the community to potential harm and this is the reason why this rule of the ban was initiated. Many streamers as well gamble online in front of the viewers, so the platform’s step towards the safety of the viewers and the streamers is all appreciated by many. According to the team of the platform, the streamers who stream online on Twitch have a watch of at least 10-50 k on a daily basis and they hold the power to play or gain views. Also, games like Blackjack are played as well which includes currencies like Ether and Bitcoin. Stake. Com is a site that pays the streamers up to 1 million dollars to play and sponsor their game, and it was reported by other streamers as the game is unauthorized. As the games are unauthorized it can be a bit risker for the viewers and the streamers as well to invest in such websites. So, Twitch in the statement that they released spoke that the streamers and the viewers as well complained about those unauthorized sites and have lost a bit in those games. Twitch wrote the thing that they would do their thing in order to protect their streamers and viewers as well.
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